A November 4, 2006 piece from Canada's Globe and Mail by Gina Mallet (like numerous publications in the U.S.) contrasts the hysteria over trans fats with ACSH's position:
Calmer voices have been overridden. For example, Elizabeth Whelan, head of the American Council on Science and Health, says the health risks of trans fats are greatly exaggerated. Her agency brings together doctors and scientists dedicated to deconstructing overhyped food scares, most notably the claim that farmed salmon containing PCBs may cause cancer. The National Cancer Institute denied the existence of any study that links polychlorinated biphenyls in fish to cancer in humans.
In this case, banning all trans fats would require banning most of what we eat, simply because they're found naturally in meat and dairy, and occur in everyday cooking.
