Tonia talks with
Politico Senior Food Policy Reporter, Helena Bottemiller Evich.
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The FDA issued a final decision Tuesday that gives the food industry three years to phase out partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of trans fat, which are still used in a wide variety of products from microwave popcorn to cake frosting.
The FDA’s final ruling gives the food industry until June 2018 to stop using partially hydrogenated oils and shift to only very limited uses that are proven to be safe. The decision does not apply to naturally occurring trans fat found in small amounts in some dairy and meat products, but is aimed at the artificial or industrial trans fat added to processed foods.
The local bans set the precedent for FDA’s move, but the federal government’s decision has much broader implications, especially if it can be interpreted to mean there is no safe level of trans fat, said Michael Reese, an attorney and partner at Reese LLP, a firm that regularly sues food companies for misleading consumers.
FDA’s ruling on trans fat is likely to change the legal landscape and “really open up the floodgates on strict liability claims,” he said
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/obama-bans-trans-fat-119050.html#ixzz3dPv0kv4T
Excerpts reprinted with permission from Politico
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