EU Preliminary Impact Assessment on Trans Fats policy options

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The EU Commission just published an inception impact assessment about a potential upcoming Regulation about limitation of trans fats in foods (3rd quarter 2017). Although different actions were taken in different Member States of the EU and intakes of trans fats have overall decreased over the past years, other Member States have not taken action. … Continue reading EU Preliminary Impact Assessment on Trans Fats policy options

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BREAKING NEWS – EU Commission willing to set legal limits on trans fats

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The European Commission has adopted today a report on trans fats (TFA) in food and in the overall diet of Europeans. This issue is a worldwide concern as the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have notably adopted a decision last June to remove partially hydrogenated oils from foods within three years. The Commission's … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS – EU Commission willing to set legal limits on trans fats