A small step.

New York has banned trans fats! Actually, it's a phased process, but hey, baby steps.

How much further will it go? Hopefully, very far. Just think of the junk we are pretty much forced to eat through lack of choices. Some use the capitalism argument, saying it's just the system's way of giving people the cheap food they want. Of course, once the choice has been sufficiently limited, how can you say the consumer is deciding? Also, we must remember driving costs down gives the large profit margins the corporations demand.

For well written articles on this, check out Christopher Wanjek on Live Science:

Trans Fats

The Food Supply

Family Farms

Commercial Organic

Going down to Whole Foods Market may be good for you, but it's certainly not enough for the environment, physical and social.