Quote of the Day

Posted by Chris Spags on March 11th, 2010 at 12:41 pm

New York City is doing a whole lot to keep people from eating what they want with recent calls for a NY state soda tax. That’s pretty outrageous. Add this to the fire: A Brooklyn state assemblyman is looking to ban salt from restaurants.

If State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has his way, the only salt added to your meal will come from the chef’s tears.

The Brooklyn Democrat has introduced a bill that would ban the use of salt in New York restaurants – and violators would be smacked with a $1,000 fine for every salty dish.

“No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food,” the bill reads.

“It’s time for us to take a giant step,” Ortiz said yesterday. “We need to talk about two ingredients of salt: health care costs and deaths.”

Brooklyn Dem Felix Ortiz wants to ban use of salt in New York restaurants [NY Daily News]

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