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This goes to the general welfare clause. And, of course, people dying due to heart attacks caused by food additives comes under general welfare. This is no different than the government shutting down those who sold snake oil remedies that injured and killed people in the 1800's and early 1900's.
1: The General Welfare Clause has to do with taxes. Not the welfare of the people. If it had meant the "welfare of the people" then it would have said just that "of the people".
2: The US government did not try to stop snake oil hucksters until 1906 with the Food and Drugs act. So kiss the 1800's bye bye. Now why do you figure they waited over 100 years before trying to stop such? Why didn't the 1st or 2nd or even 3rd Congress try to stop such things? Assuming that is what the General Welfare Clause actually meant of course. Do you think that they didn't have such hucksters back then?
3: Trans Fat occurs naturally in many foods. For example most any dairy products and meat. If they ban companies from selling it what happens to those foods?