NY City wants to ban the use of salt in restaurants. Yes, you read correctly. I can understand the ban on trans-fats, but salt? It is very easy to switch to a "healthier oil" for frying and all manner of cooking, there are plenty available. However, salt? Salt is a necessary ingredient in not only cooking, but human survival, once used for money, now it's used freely. I thought, also, if the wording of the bill is done right this would affect sodium based products. A few, other than Sodium Chloride, are Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Metabisulfite, and Baking Powder, the list reaches into sodium based compounds used in more scientific and experimental culinary applications to the undesirable preservative side of sodium compounds. Regardless, freedom is freedom to choose your fates, if you wish to euthanize yourself by overeating salt, go right ahead it's your choice. Your choices in life have consequences, however. Newton's third law can apply to living your life. The government cannot make me live better through attrition. If they attempt and succeed in a sodium prohibition, I will gladly do my part in fighting the good fight. Damn the torpedoes! Full salt ahead!
link:http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_york_state/chefs-call-proposed-new-york-salt-ban-absurd-20100310-akd
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