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Time to cap trans fats in Europe, ENVI politicians tell Commission

It reads: “[The European Parliament] believes that the lack of awareness among consumers regarding the adverse health impact of trans fatty acids (TFAs) makes mandatory TFA labelling an ineffective tool in the attempt to reduce intake among European citizens.

The resolution also asks the Commission to collaborate with member states to increase nutrition literacy in Europe, and to engage with the industry to encourage the healthy reformulation of their products.

ENVI politicians cited evidence from Denmark's introduction of 2% legal limit 2003 and was successful in significantly reducing deaths caused by cardiovascular disease.

The draft resolution will now be considered for adoption by the European Parliament at a plenary session in October.

 

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Food Labelling Services comments:

Education of the consumer is of paramount importance in promoting health, and decreasing the incidence of obesity. There are many areas of nutrition that the consumer is exposed to, for example reducing sugar/ salt & increasing healthy fats, and unless the education message is clear, the consumer could become confused with all the seperate messages. Trans fats are know to cause cardiovascular disease, and the evidence from the reduction in deaths in Denmark supports the arguement to set legal limits and to enforce the mandatory labelling of trans fats in foods in Europe.