FDA sets three-year phase-out for trans fats in food

Foodmakers will have three years to phase out the use of partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of artificial trans fats, said the Food and Drug Administration. The agency said “a thorough review of the scientific evidence” showed the materials should not be part of the diet. The agency tentatively ruled in 2013  that artificial trans… » Read More

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