Growers and Grocers

America’s response to trans fats isn’t sufficient, argues Nina Teicholz in a New York Times op-ed piece. She compares our reaction to the news that trans fats are bad, bad, bad—require producers to mention them on the label—to the Danish response—limit them to two per cent in everything.

The American law doesn’t factor in restaurant food, especially the fast food establishments that favor low prices over healthy consumers. As Teicholz says, diners can make their own choices, but only if they have the information they need.