FDA takes step to remove artificial trans fats in processed foods

Action expected to prevent thousands of fatal heart attacks

Date: June 16, 2015

Source: FDA

Summary:

Based on a thorough review of the scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not "generally recognized as safe" or GRAS for use in human food. Food manufacturers will have three years to remove PHOs from products.~

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