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January 11, 2008

Boston takes steps to ban trans fat in restaurants

BOSTON — The Boston Public Health Commission has given preliminary approval to a ban on the use of trans fats by restaurants in Boston.

If the measure receives final approval, it would go into effect later this year and follow the lead of New York City, which banned trans fats in November 2006.

Many restaurants in Boston say they have already eliminated trans fat in cooking and a number of fast-food chains have also stopped using the substance in the wake of the New York ban.

A bill pending before the Legislature would impose a statewide ban on trans fats, which medical researchers have linked to clogged arteries and heart disease.

-- The Associated Press

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