Endorsement of a resolution on trans fats (FTAs)

The European Parliament's plenary session approved on 26 October 2016 a resolution calling for the European Union to place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (FTA) which may increase the risk of different diseases for consumers. TFA intake is mostly linked to consumption of industrially produced, partially hydrogenated oils.

Members of the Parliament highlighted that there is evidence that the introduction of legal limits for industrial TFAs in some member states was successful, significantly reducing deaths caused by cardiovascular disease.

According to the resolution, the European Commission should propose an EU legal limit on industrial TFA content of all foods. A report published in December 2015 showed that only one in three consumers in the EU knew about TFAs.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Trans Fats – Overview of recent developments http://www.europeansources.info/record/trans-fats-overview-of-recent-developments/

European Parliament: Press Release, 25.10.16: Trans fats: five things to know ahead of this week's plenary vote http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161024STO48355/

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