FDA Proposes to Restrict Partially Hydrogenated Oils
The Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 7 announced it intends to restrict sale of partially hydrogenated oils because of health concerns associated with trans fats (here). Although trans fats occur naturally in meat and dairy products and refined edible…
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oils, partially hydrogenated oils have trans fats intentionally added as an integral component, explained FDA. A Center for Disease Control study showed elimination of partially hydrogenated oil from the food supply could prevent thousands of deaths from heart attacks annually, it said. Given that partially hydrogenated oils are no longer generally recognized as safe by scientists, FDA intends to reclassify them as food additives. If FDA finalizes the reclassification, food manufacturers would no longer be permitted to sell partially hydrogenated oils, either directly or as ingredients in another food product, without prior FDA approval for use as a food additive. FDA requested comments by Jan. 7 in a concurrent Federal Register notice (here).