Artificial trans fat will be removed from the U.S. food supply over the next three years under a ruling by regulators that the products pose health risks that contribute to heart disease.
There’s no longer a scientific consensus that partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of trans fat, are generally recognized as safe, according to a final decision released Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration. The oils are used for frying and in baked goods as well as in confections.
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U.S. bans trans fat
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Uh-oh. Swiss Miss hot chocolate and microwave popcorn are on the list.
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America, where tobacco is legal but trans fats aren't.
"Psst, kid, I have some Swiss Miss, want some?"
"Psst, kid, I have some Swiss Miss, want some?"
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I might be stocking up. Is that bad??
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Selling foods that included trans fats was always false advertizing as far as I'm concerned, as trans fats are essentially inedible and dangerous. They were never fit to eat, should never have been permitted; history has proven they were studied inadequately, which is why the approval today has had to be rescinded, but not before rendering nearly incalculable chronic harm of the health of a nation...
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If you don't like trans fats, don't eat them?
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Nice in theory, but try finding items without it.MR556 wrote:If you don't like trans fats, don't eat them?
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Produce aisle? Butcher shop? Farmer's Markets.
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Real popcorn instead of the microwave stuff.MR556 wrote:Produce aisle? Butcher shop? Farmer's Markets.
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