LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Metro Board of Health is backing a plan to ban trans fats in the city's schools, restaurants and bakeries within 18 months.
The proposed ban would bar trans fats "in prepared foods and prepared baked goods served in permitted food-service establishments." It also calls for a public-education campaign.
The Courier-Journal of Louisville reports that the board recommends phasing in the ban over 12 months for prepared foods and 18 months for baked goods.
Dr. Adewale Troutman, director of the Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness Department, now must decide whether to recommend the ban the Metro Council, which requested the study.
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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com
