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A few months ago, Chicago Councilman Edward M. Burke proposed a city-wide ban on trans-fats, but it doesn't seem like there is a significant amount support for a total ban, because he has modified his proposal to force fast food places and other restaurants to post warnings about trans fats. The legislation is targeted at large companies and only applies to companies that have a gross annual income of $20 million or more, so no warnings would need to be posted at a small burger joint or at the local diner regardless of how much trans fat they use.
Thomas Tunney, another Councilman from a different Chicago district, pointed out that other cooking fats "have their own problems," implying that such a ban could prompt people in government to consider what other foods they might restrict in the name of health. Scientists do not even agree as to how bad trans fats actually are for you, so there is no baseline from which Burke and his supporters are operating from when they turn their attentions to "bad for you" foods.
