DENMARK FATTY ACIDS
July 1st, 2003
BY MARK ROWEDENMARK'S move to become the first country to restrict the use of industrially produced trans fatty acids in processed foods as part of a health drive to reduce heart disease looks like being accepted, by the European Commission and the Danish food industry.The trans fatty acid content of retail margarines and spreads on the Danish market was cut to a maximum of two per cent per 100 grams of fat in June from a previous ceiling of 10 per cent. The upper limit for trans fatty acids in vegetable fats and oils in other food products was set an interim ...
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