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Banning Trans Fat

Posted: 2017-10-20

Australia: See Trans Fat: How Does Australia Shape Up? and Trans Fatty Acids from Food Standards Australia New Zealand for more information.
Canada: Canada's Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced the ban of partially hydrogenated oils in all foods sold in Canada. The ban will be enforced starting on September 15, 2018, to give the food industry a year to prepare. This ban will apply to all foods sold in Canada including imported products and foods prepared and served in restaurants and food service establishments. For more information see Health Canada's Backgrounder: Prohibiting the Main Source of Industrially Produced Trans Fat in Food and watch this free podcast: Canada's Trans Fat Ban with Dr. Mary Labbé.
United Kingdom: See U.K. Ban on Trans Fats 'Would save Thousands of Lives' and Trans Fat - Overview of Recent Developments from the European Parliament for more information.