FDA Proposes To Ban Trans Fats
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FDA Proposes To Ban Trans Fats
Posted By: LilliHart
Date: Sunday, 17-Nov-2013 08:20:41
Date: Sunday, 17-Nov-2013 08:20:41
| Another battle has been won in the battle against trans fats. The American Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has just issued a Federal Register notice where it states that partially hydrogenated oils (PHO) are no longer considered “generally recognized as safe (GRAS).” This determination is still preliminary, but, if finalized, PHO would come to be treated as food additives. This would in turn mean that they couldn’t be marketed without FDA approval, for which they would have to be free of trans fats. In short, this move by the FDA would effectively ban trans fats from food. Read more: http://www.jbbardot.com/fda-proposes-to-ban-trans-fats/ |
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