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Cato Weekly Podcast • June 19, 2015 

# Transfats, Tradeoffs and Government Power 

The FDA’s move to make transfats harder to use has broad implications for consumers, businesses and the power of government to deny people meaningful choices. Walter Olson explains.

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##### [Walter Olson](/people/walter-olson)

Senior Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute