Don’t look now, but that possibility may be closer than you think:
Despite all the trans fat scaremongering ““ aided in part by food companies caving in to trans fat-free alarmism by reformulating cooking processes or selling trans fat-free products ““ the Food and Drug Administration still classifies all uses of trans fats as “generally recognized as safe.”
This classification obviously serves as a roadblock to successful personal injury litigation. How long trans fats will maintain their “GRAS” status is anyone’s guess.
However, the Democrat takeover of Congress raises concerns because trial lawyers are historically among the Democrats’ biggest financial supporters ““ almost 10 times greater than the food industry in 2006 ($65 million vs. $7 million). While Congress has no direct authority over the FDA and its staff, Congress may pressure the FDA and its leadership to change the GRAS status of trans fats in other ways — such as through its investigative, appropriations and legislative powers.
A change in the status of trans fats would clear the way for personal injury lawyers to sue (perhaps on a class action basis) and start collecting big bucks for the alleged 1-in-5 heart attacks that the Harvard cabal blames on trans fats. It could be a multi-billion dollar payday that ranks among the most lucrative personal injury litigation for the lawyers.
