MEPS CALL FOR POLICY BROADSIDE TO BATTLE OBESITY IN EUROPE
June 1st, 2008 BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) -wide ban on artificial trans-fatty acids in foods has been called for by the European Parliament's environment committee. In a wide-ranging set of policy proposals to fight obesity in European children and teenagers, a committee report also called for restrictions on unhealthy food commercials that specifically target children.
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A EUROPEAN Union (EU) -wide ban on artificial trans-fatty acids in foods has been called for by the European Parliament's environment committee. In a wide-ranging set of policy proposals to fight obesity in European children and teenagers, a committee report also called for restrictions on unhealthy food commercials that specifically target children.
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