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When did New York City impose a trans-fat ban?
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Trans fat
Commercially manufactured foods, including cookies, doughnuts, and muffins, often contain trans fats.
New York City imposed a ban on trans fats in 2006. This regulation prohibited the use of nearly all trans-fat-containing products in restaurants, permitting only very small amounts in certain foods.1