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Proposed Regulation Will Minimize the Use of Trans-Fatty Acids

Marie Vaale-Hallberg


At present there are no EU rules setting limits for the use of trans fat, however, it follows from the Food Information Regulation no 1169/2011 that the Commission will submit a report on the presence of trans-fatty acids in foods and in the overall diet of the European Union by 13 December 2013. An important part of this report will be to assess the impact of appropriatemeansinorder to enable the consumer tomake healthier choices, such as mandatory labeling information. Given the lack of harmonized rules, domestic initiatives have been taken by several countries such as Denmark and Austria. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (“NFSA”) now desires to do the same while waiting for the Commission`s assessment.

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