EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES EU TRANS FAT LIMIT
October 1st, 2018
THE EUROPEAN Commission has asked food manufacturers and retailers to comment on a draft regulation that would insist that food sold to European Union (EU) consumers contain a maximum 2 grams of trans fat (other than that naturally occurring in animal fat) for every 100 grams of fat in a serving.
Comments can be made via an online consultation process lasting until November 1 – see https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2018-5103401_en
After that deadline, the Commission can secure approval for this restriction though an ...
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