NYC proposal to ban trans fats

new york times article about recent proposal to force restaurants to pretty much ban trans fats:

The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously yesterday to move forward with plans to prohibit the city’s 20,000 restaurants from serving food that contains more than a minute amount of artificial trans fats, the chemically modified ingredients considered by doctors and nutritionists to increase the risk of heart disease.
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Trans fats, derived from partially hydrogenated oils, became popular in the 1950’s as an alternative to the saturated fats in butter. They allow fast-food restaurants to use frying oil for longer periods and make crunchier cookies and flakier pie crust. They also have a longer shelf life than butter, olive oil, corn oil or other alternatives.

they’re likening it to the ban of lead paint. sounds fair enough to me, although since it’s food people are eating every day it seems people have been indignant about it. thoughts?