date:Oct 08, 2018
The European Commission has published its draft Commission Regulation to limit trans fats in foods, other than those naturally occurring in animal fat, sold in the EU to a maximum of 2g per 100g of fat. The move follows on from both the US and Canada introducing varying legislations that limit the potentially harmful ingredient in recent months.
There has been a global push to limit the amount of trans fats that reach consumers due to their adverse health effects, especially regarding cardiovas