Nutrition facts labels in the US have, since 1 January 2006, been required by the US Food and Drug Adminisration to state the content of trans fats.
Under FDA regulations, "if the serving contains less than 0.5 gram (of trans fat), the content, when declared, shall be expressed as zero."
Canadian legislation is more stringent on this, and allows the trans fat content to be stated as zero only when it is less than 0.2 grams per serving.
Thus, when foods contain as much as 0.4 grams trans fat – in fact, as much as 0.499 grams of trans fats – they shall / must be shown in US nutrition facts labels as having zero trans fats. If you eat, say, five servings of such foods a day, you may end up consuming more than 2 grams of trans fats. Even though 2 grams may not sound like a lot, it is enough to significantly increase your risks of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other degenerative diseases.
So apart from nutrition facts labels, it is also important to check the ingredients lists. If the lists include words like "shortening" or "partially hydrogenated" it means that the products contain trans fats. Read more...
Currently, Australia's food labeling laws do not require trans fats to be shown separately from the total fat content. However, margarine in Australia has been free of trans fat since 1996. Australia has chosen to define trans fats strictly as any fat containing a trans bond. Read more...
Denmark became the first country to introduce laws strictly regulating the sale of many foods containing trans fats in March 2003, a move which effectively bans partially hydrogenated oils.
Switzerland followed Denmark's trans fats ban, and implemented its own beginning in April 2008.
On request the European Food Safety Authority produced a scientific opinion on trans fatty acids.
Sainsbury's became the first UK major retailer to ban all trans fat from all their own brand foods. On 13 December 2007, the Food Standards Agency (UK) issued news releases stating that voluntary measures to reduce trans fats in food had already resulted in safe levels of consumer intake.
There are four kinds of fats: monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, and trans fat. Monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat are the "good" fats. It is generally accepted that consumption of saturated fat should be kept low, especially for adults. Trans fat (which means trans fatty acids) is the worst kind of fat, far worse than saturated fat. Read more...
Under FDA regulations, "if the serving contains less than 0.5 gram (of trans fat), the content, when declared, shall be expressed as zero."
Canadian legislation is more stringent on this, and allows the trans fat content to be stated as zero only when it is less than 0.2 grams per serving.
Thus, when foods contain as much as 0.4 grams trans fat – in fact, as much as 0.499 grams of trans fats – they shall / must be shown in US nutrition facts labels as having zero trans fats. If you eat, say, five servings of such foods a day, you may end up consuming more than 2 grams of trans fats. Even though 2 grams may not sound like a lot, it is enough to significantly increase your risks of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other degenerative diseases.
So apart from nutrition facts labels, it is also important to check the ingredients lists. If the lists include words like "shortening" or "partially hydrogenated" it means that the products contain trans fats. Read more...
Currently, Australia's food labeling laws do not require trans fats to be shown separately from the total fat content. However, margarine in Australia has been free of trans fat since 1996. Australia has chosen to define trans fats strictly as any fat containing a trans bond. Read more...
Denmark became the first country to introduce laws strictly regulating the sale of many foods containing trans fats in March 2003, a move which effectively bans partially hydrogenated oils.
Switzerland followed Denmark's trans fats ban, and implemented its own beginning in April 2008.
On request the European Food Safety Authority produced a scientific opinion on trans fatty acids.
Sainsbury's became the first UK major retailer to ban all trans fat from all their own brand foods. On 13 December 2007, the Food Standards Agency (UK) issued news releases stating that voluntary measures to reduce trans fats in food had already resulted in safe levels of consumer intake.
There are four kinds of fats: monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, and trans fat. Monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat are the "good" fats. It is generally accepted that consumption of saturated fat should be kept low, especially for adults. Trans fat (which means trans fatty acids) is the worst kind of fat, far worse than saturated fat. Read more...
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