The FDA Bans Trans-Fats in Restaurants Posted on June 2, 2015 by Alejandro Cantagallo The Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue restrictions this month to snuff out the artery-clogging fats that ex-Mayor Mike Bloomberg banned in New York City eateries nearly a decade ago, sources say. It was Bloomberg who led the charge to ban trans-fats, which have been outlawed in NYC restaurants since 2006.