Post Dispatch http://news.stlpublicradio.org en Trans fats might be on the way out in Illinois http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/trans-fats-might-be-way-out-illinois <p>Artificial trans fats might be escorted out of Illinois after House lawmakers passed a bill banning them in restaurants, school vending machines and other venues statewide, according to the <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_f8740a20-65f3-11e0-a846-001a4bcf6878.html">Post Dispatch</a>.</p><p>The <a href="http://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1600&amp;GAID=11&amp;GA=97&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegID=58751&amp;SessionID=84">bill</a>, if passed in the Senate, would take effect Jan. 1, 2013.</p> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:46:49 +0000 Ettie Berneking 948 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Trans fats might be on the way out in Illinois