63°Cleveland sues state of Ohio over trans fat ban
Jan 03
2012
The city of Cleveland sued the state of Ohio on Tuesday for the right to ban the sale of prepared foods that contain artery-clogging trans fats.
The city filed suit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court seeking to invalidate the state law blocking the ban.
Mayor Frank Jackson said in announcing the lawsuit that the law unconstitutionally takes away the city's home rule rights.
The city ordinance passed last year would ban industrially produced trans fats in restaurant meals and grocery and bakery takeout items.
"Trans fats are not essential to our health and in fact do not promote health," said Councilman Joe Cimperman, who chairs the council's Public Health Committee.
The Ohio Restaurant Association backed the state legislation and said it will mean consistent statewide regulations.
"The Ohio Restaurant Association believes that the new law enacted as part of the budget will help restaurants expand and, most importantly, create more jobs," association communications director Jarrod A. Clabaugh said in an email.
In 2006, the federal government began requiring packaged foods to list trans fats on nutrition labels. U.S. Dietary Guidelines call for keeping levels as low as possible.
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11:57 AM
Rabbi says
If we could legislate laws to regulate being stupid, we could
1) Eliminate child abuse,
2) And eliminate the problems with education
a) including Ohio's legislature ignoring 4 supreme court rulings regarding school funding.
b) hold parents accountable for academic success
Regrettably, being undereducated and lazy is a fundamental right of the individual. (This is not to say you need to be a degree holder as much as it is to say, "Hey, read a book, the library has thousands for free!)
09:23 AM
thinktwice says
"The city of Cleveland sued the state of Ohio on Tuesday for the right to ban the sale of prepared foods that contain artery-clogging trans fats."
IMO Cleveland is an artery clogging fat.
09:10 AM
goofus says
Amen Mr. Packer, Amen.
11:08 PM
Phil Packer says
"Trans fats are not essential to our health and in fact do not promote health," said Councilman Joe Cimperman...
Neither is/does a crappy NFL football team...
11:04 PM
Blacktigress says
Want a laugh, check out these two links.
www.heartattackgrill.com/index.php
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Attack_Grill 8,000 calorie burger, 350# and you eat FREE! Next trip to Vegas check it out.
When it was in Phoenix the Nurses Association sued to close it down because the waitresses dressed in skimpy nurses uniforms, so Cleveland is just one on the list of many dumb cities always getting into the face of individual rights.
08:29 PM
FruGalSpender says
i agree origen. some of those making up the dumb laws have trans fat for brains.
07:58 PM
origen says
Seeing the government pull this stuff causes me stress, I plan to sue the Federal government to ban Idiots from making up dumb laws and trying to control every aspect of our lives, Its causing me stress which is also "Non essential to our health and in fact does not promote health"