California bans restaurants from using trans fats

July 26th, 2008 in Medicine & Health / Health
California bans restaurants from using trans fats (AP)

California Gov.r Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks to U.S. Olympic athletes and local officials at the U.S. Olympic Team Processing Facility at San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 25, 2008. Schwarzenegger was there to greet U.S. Olympic athletes at the facility before they depart to China for the Beijing Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Darryl Bush)

(AP) -- California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.

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