Trans Fats in Food Headed for Ban After FDA Deems Unsafe
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After two decades of battles by public health advocates, the artery clogging trans fats common in cookies, frozen pizzas and other processed foods have been deemed unsafe by U.S. regulators, opening the door to a ban.
While restaurant chains such as McDonald’s Corp. have moved away from trans fats, the Food and Drug Administration said the additive is too prevalent in snack foods and baked goods. The agency yesterday made a tentative decision that partially hydrogenated oils, the main vehicle for artificial trans fat, can’t be considered safe because of links to heart disease.