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IFBA to phase out processed trans fats
The International Food and Beverage Alliance’s (IFBA) has pledged to phase out industrially-processed trans-fat from the global food supply by 2023. The commitment sets an interesting precedent with regards to how other ‘food villains’ are tackled in processed foods, said…
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WHO wants trans fats out of global food supply
The World Health Organization wants to see trans fats eliminated from the global food supply and has released a series of guidelines to help food manufacturers
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Health Canada proposes a ban on PHOs
Health Canada wants to take its efforts to get Canadians to eat healthier to another level – prohibiting the use of partially hydrogenated oils or PHOs in all foods sold in Canada
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Cleaning up nutritional labels
How high oleic oilseed crops helped food processors come clean
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Trans fats pose greater health risks compared to saturated fats
Researchers at McMaster University have found that trans fats are associated with a greater risk of death and heart disease, but that doesn’t make saturated fats the lesser evil – consumers have to watch their sat fat intake too
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FDA wants U.S. food industry to remove trans fats by 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has concluded that trans fats are not safe for use in human food. Removing them could prevent thousands of hearts attacks each year
