The Food and Drug Administration wants to rid your food of artificial trans fats once and for all. Today the FDA issued a preliminary notice that says partially hydrogenated oils — the primary source of trans fats — are no longer "generally recognized as safe." "Foods containing unapproved food additives are considered adulterated under U.S. law, meaning they cannot legally be sold," said the FDA in a press release. Essentially, that would make it all but impossible for manufacturers to include trans fats, which have been directly linked to heart disease, in the food chain.
The FDA's proposed changes wouldn't have any bearing on natural trans fats; they apply exclusively to the artificial variety. Even so, experts believe these...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/7/5076740/fda-looks-to-eliminate-artificial-trans-fats-from-food-chain
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