Stu wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:53:29 -0600, Damaeus
> > wrote:
>
>> http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/...alt-ban-absurd
>>
>> Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill
>> introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use
>> of salt in restaurant cooking.
>>
>> "No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any
>> form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such
>> restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such
>> restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129, states in part.
>>
>> http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/...alt-ban-absurd
>>
>>
>> There's more at the article, but I didn't want to go to jail for arranging
>> your monitor's pixels in a way that would cause Fox News to lose millions
>> and millions of dollars in revenue.
>>
>> Anyway... what do you think? I think even most chain restaurant food
>> tastes pretty good, like at Chili's, Applebee's, Olive Garden, and I don't
>> give a shit if you laugh at me for eating in those restaurants. It tastes
>> good, and that's all I care about. I'd hate to go into a place like
>> Chili's for their queso dip only to find they had to use cheese that had
>> no salt it. What would unsalted cheese taste like?
>>
>> If the restaurant cannot use salt in any form, that means they can't use
>> food they buy from places like Sysco, which already has salt included.
>> What about McDonald's? Their ketchup packets have salt in them. Are all
>> the McDonald's in New York City going to have to buy unsalted ketchup?
>> Unsalted hamburger buns?
>>
>> The new bill sounds ridiculous to me.
>>
>> Damaeus
>
> The way it's worded "No owner or operator of a restaurant in this
> state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for
> consumption by customers ", means they shall not use to prepare. But
> what about the pre-packaged products they use, they didn't make the
> product , so should they be in contravention using it? This goes
> through and there will be a great number of manufacturering companies
> going bankrupt, including many restaurants.

And that would have a serious effect on tax revenue.

--
Jean B.