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WHO to target Trans fats- Elimination by 2023
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- Recently, WHO had met the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) representatives to discuss actions to eliminate industrial trans fats, and reduce salt, sugar and saturated fats in processed foods.
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- Impacts of Trans fat: It is also called the worst form of fat in food, responsible for over 5,00,000 deaths globally from coronary heart disease each year.
- Industrially produced trans fat: The WHO said that eliminating industrially produced trans fat is one of the simplest and most effective ways to save lives and create a healthier food supply.
- Outcomes of meeting:(1) Along with elimination of trans-fat, the meeting also stressed the value of regulatory action on labelling, marketing and urged industry for full adherence to the WHO code of marketing of breast milk substitutes.(2) IFBA members to decide to ensure that the amount of industrial trans fat in their products does not exceed two grams per 100 grams fat/oil globally by 2023.
- 2023 target: The commitment made by the IFBA is in line with the WHO’s target to eliminate industrial trans fat from the global food supply by 2023.
Source
The Hindu