- The FDA announced on Nov 7th 2013 that trans fats no longer fall in the agency's "generally recognized as safe" category and so will be taken out of public consumption over a period of time
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FDA moves to ban trans fat consumption
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- The FDA announced on Nov 7th 2013 that trans fats no
longer fall in the agency's "generally recognized as safe"
category and so will be taken out of public consumption over
a period of time
- The safe food category are those food which manufacturers
can use without FDA review.
- By starting the process of removing trans fats are off the list,
anyone who wants to use them would have to petition the
agency for a regulation allowing it.
2. FDA moves to ban trans fat consumption
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The agency hasn't yet said what the timeline will be for
eliminating them.
The use of trans fats was already banned New York
What is trans fats
Trans fat is made by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil through
a process called hydrogenation, which makes the oil and food
less likely to spoil. Using trans fats in the manufacturing of
foods helps foods have a longer shelf life.
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Benefits –
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said
"current intake remains a significant publichealth concern."
Further reductions in trans fat could prevent an
additional 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000
deaths a year in the U.S., the FDA said.
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Daily intake of fat by countries
5. FDA moves to ban trans fat
consumption
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