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Protecting Consumers From Trans Fat

By Susan Mayne on June 17, 2015

(This article by Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was originally posted here on June 15, 2015.) FDA is taking a step today to remove artificial trans fat from the food supply. This action will save…
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FDA Finalizes Decision to Ban Artificial Trans Fat

By News Desk on June 16, 2015

Trans-Fat_406x250The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) for use in food. The move, based on “a thorough review of the scientific evidence,” essentially bans…
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Tracing Food Controversies Back to GRAS

By Kelly Damewood on February 10, 2014

Update: This article has been edited to remove references to caramel coloring. What do trans fat, caffeine and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have in common? Each of these distinct, seemingly unrelated food controversies actually shares a common origin: the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) process. In fact, a wide…
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NY Congressman Reintroduces Bill to Close Trans Fat Labeling Loophole

By Lydia Zuraw on December 2, 2013

On Nov. 22, Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) reintroduced a bill that would require clearer labeling of trans fats on food packaging. In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration adopted a requirement that trans fats be listed on the nutrition facts panel of food packaging. But 0.4 gram or less…
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FDA Moves to Reduce Trans Fat in Processed Foods

By Lydia Zuraw on November 8, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has made a preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), a major source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in food. Michael Taylor, FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods, said that…
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Dramatic Drop in U.S. Trans Fat Levels

By Mary Rothschild on February 8, 2012

Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates blood levels of trans fatty acids in U.S. white adults dropped by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009 — a decrease being hailed as huge public health progress.

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The CDC study, published as a letter Wednesday in the Journal…

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In Australia, Margarine is Better Than Butter

By Michelle Greenhalgh on October 1, 2010

Butter has, on average, 20 times the trans fat levels of most Australian margarines, according to an investigation done by the Australian Heart Foundation and published in the October issue of the food safety journal Food Australia.

“Butter is mostly made of the fat that raises your bad cholesterol…
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Monsanto Gets FDA OK for New Soybeans

By Michelle Greenhalgh on May 27, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent Monsanto a letter of no objection, indicating that the company’s new product–nutritionally improved Vistive Gold soybeans–is generally recognized as safe (GRAS).

Vistive Gold soybeans contain an oil that can be used to reduce the amount of saturated and trans fats in…

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Letter: Trans Fat Commentary Misses Mark

By Michael F. Jacobson on January 20, 2010

Matt Cheung’s uninformed article (Banning Trans Fats–How Important Is It?, Jan. 16) has no place in Food Safety News, unless the latter now has a fiction section.

Mr. Cheung questions whether it makes sense for states to be devoting resources to banning artificial trans fat from restaurants.  Of…

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Banning Trans Fats–How Important Is It?

By Matt Cheung on January 16, 2010

On January 1, 2010, California became the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill back in July 2008, but restaurants had until the first of this year to comply. Under the new law, restaurants may only use oils, margarine, and shortening with less…

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