On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:16:52 -0500, blake murphy wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:39:44 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:07:19 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>> You can get the same great taste by using coconut oil. Some people
>>> say it's good for you, some people say it's terrible for you, so
>>> either way you win. HTH :-)
>>
>> A lot of manufacturers use it not for taste, but for shelf-life.
>> And it's cheaper than lard (which also suffers from short life
>> span).
>>
>
> i thought most of the laws concerned food prepared on-premises, not
> mass-produced stuff. don't twinkies still have it?

None of the laws affect manufacturers use of partially hydrogenated
oils. These are all local laws. No state or city can pass a law
that affects a manufacturer's ability to engages in interstate
commerce. Most restaurants do not engage such activities to be
protected by Interstate Commerce laws.

But places like Marie Calendars *could* sell mail order pies with
trans-fats anywhere they want. And they may be exempt for in-store
sales in jurisdictions that *do* have trans-fats laws, even if they
are based in that jurisdiction. But IANAL.

I wonder if I open a non-profit, religion-based restaurant, if I
could use trans-fats or would I forfeit my right to freedom of
religion?

-sw