FDA bans trans-fats?

The FDA does not understand its purpose.  The goal of the food and drug administration was to protect consumers from fraud in terms of medications and from food-bourne illness caused by bad handling practices.  I actually disagree with that being a federal problem.  That can be handled by states and the feds have no authority there.  However, let's leave that alone for now because I want to make another point.  Again, the purpose of the FDA has gone astray.  The FDA is banning trans-fat.  Didn't New York City ban transfat?  Has anyone noticed?  Everyone is living longer, right?.

Here is the article that made the yahoo news page.  It is a stupid article that I don't really recommend reading (but I felt like providing a reference).  This is the website for the history of the FDA.  FDA has been around for a hundred years in different forms.    But notice the new motto for the FDA on their website.    "Protecting and Promoting your health."  Sound nice?  Actually I think it is really scary, especially in light of the recent obamacare nightmare.  That motto is a long way from the 1906 Pure Foods and Drug Act.  How far can this idea be stretched?  What is the limit of protecting and promoting my health?  What if I choose not to have my health protected and promoted?  Do I still have that liberty?  The treatment of smokers as criminals will show that many people think health is more important than liberty.  I disagree.

   LIBERTY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HEALTH.

You may only implement your socialist schemes for health as long as they do not infringe on my liberties.  Transfats are a good example.   The FDA could point out that doctors think they are unhealthy.  That might be helpful.  Information and education is good.  Discussion of effects and benefits is a good debate.  Banning?  When did they get the power to ban substances because they didn't like them.   Oreos are legal.  It is just a cookie.  I freely give my money to Nabisco.  I know that an orange is better for me.  Shut up.  I like to hold Oreos under the milk until the bubbles stop.  Thanks for the advice but you can pack up your nanny-state and go away.  The government has no permission to interfere in my health.  That is my choice.