Trans fat—in cookies, French fries, doughnuts, fried chicken and many other foods—is the most harmful fat (on a gram-for-gram basis) in the food supply. Trans fat has been causing about 50,000 fatal heart attacks annually.

Some major companies, and many smaller ones, are eliminating or reducing artificial trans fat in their foods. Unfortunately, many other restaurants and food manufacturers have not switched to healthier oils.

Now is the time for city, state, and federal governments to take action to completely eliminate trans fat from our food.