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FSSAI new Trans Fat levels
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recently announced that all edible refined oils, vegetable fat spreads, Vanaspati, margarines, Bakery shortening and mixed fat spreads can contain only 3% or less trans fats. This is to be implemented by January 2021. By January 2022, this is to be further reduced to 2%. This is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: FSSAI • REPLACE • REPLACE campaign • REPLACE strategy • Trans fat • WHO
WHO partners with IFBA to eliminate Trans Fat
The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to achieve its target under ‘REPLACE Strategy’ of eliminating Trans-fat from industrially produced global food supply by 2023. Key Highlights: As per WHO, Trans-fat (worst form of fat in food) is responsible for more than 5,00,000 deaths each year from coronary ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Denmark • HDL • Health • IFBA • International Food and Beverage Alliance • LDL • OECD • REPLACE • REPLACE strategy • Trans fat • WHO • World Health Organization