date:Sep 20, 2018
, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
The ban that came into force today applies only to PHOs. The ban does not apply to naturally-occurring trans-fats, which can be found in some animal-based foods, such as milk, cheese, beef and lamb.
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Canada, resulting in approximately 50,000 deaths in 2012. Replacing PHOs in foods with unsaturated fatty acids, such as canola oil, decreases the risk of heart disease.
PHOs were first introduced into t