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Wed Jan-09-08 11:18 AM
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97. Trans fat is used because it is cheaper and lasts longer.

Without trans fat food will cost more to make and have to be replaced sooner. Of course I can't break down the exact costs for you, but to deny that removing such an ingredient will affect the cost of food reflects total ignorance of the economics.

When the price of supplies rises, suppliers must respond by cutting production, raising prices, or shrinking their own profits. Which of the three do you think is the least palatable corporate option?

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