Colorado Senate Votes Against Trans Fats

The Colorado Senate has voted for a bill that would eliminate trans fats from schools.

SB 12-068 requires the elimination of trans fats in any foods provided by schools, including vending machines.

Industrially produced trans fats such as vegetable shortening, margarine, or any type of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil that contains more than zero grams of trans fat per serving would be banned by the bill.

The bill has to pass a third reading in the Senate. If it does so, then it would be pushed on to the House for debate.