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December 19, 2006

Lawmaker wants to ban trans fats from Mass. menus

BOSTON -- A state lawmaker wants to follow the lead of New York City and make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to require restaurants to banish artificial trans fats from their menus.

State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, D-Waltham, told the Boston Herald that he plans to file legislation today to ban all restaurants' use of the fats that health officials blame for increasing the risk of heart disease.

Read the full Associated Press story.

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