Trans Fat Ban Trend in the Travel Industry
Budget Travel Magazine’s Trendspotting column recently featured news on what’s in store for travelers’ diets this year. Sean O’Neill reports that “[a] slew of hotels, cruise ships, and theme parks are banning trans fats–partially hydrogenated oils believed to escalate the risk of heart attacks and strokes–from their restaurants.” Disney was one of the first to ban trans fats at its theme parks, with Universal Parks & Resorts following with its own ban.On the hotel front, Loews banned trans fats from its frying oil, with a six month compliance goal for all of its hotel restaurants. Royal Caribbean “is the first to say it will substitute trans fats with healthier ingredients, planning to have all its ships in compliance by year-end.”
With these high-profile companies doing their part based on customer demands, with more likely to follow suit in order to compete, are trans fat bans by the government necessary?
It sounds like a simple question, but there is a lot behind it. I’m of the mindset that if the corporate world will govern themselves and we have less governemnt oversight that its a good thing. So far it seems like the corporations have heard the people and are finally making changes. With transfats being outlawed in Europe, NY, soon to be areas in California if not already, McDonalds saying they will eliminate it as well as KFC, it all shows a good trend and one that was lead by the consumers concerns instead of Government oversight, and thats always a good thing.