Six countries restricted industrially produced trans fat since 2018, and another 24 countries, including the European Union, recently adopted trans fat regulations that will come into effect over the next two years.
Yet, more than 110 countries still have no regulations against this harmful compound, meaning five billion people are at risk for industrially produced trans fat exposure in the foods they eat every day, according to the first annual global progress report on trans fat elimination issued today by WHO.
Trans fat causes estimated half a million deaths each year, despite data that show an immediate and long-lasting health benefits when industrially-produced trans fat is removed from the food supply.
The new report summarizes country actions to ban industrially produced trans fat and makes recommendations for action to achieve the 2023 goal for global elimination.
WHO also released detailed step-by-step implementation modules in the REPLACE action package, which gives countries exact guidance on how to cut industrially-produced trans fat from their foods and save lives.
“Momentum is growing for the global elimination of industrially-produced trans fat, with nearly one third of the world’s population in 28 countries now protected from its harms,” said WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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“但是世界上超过三分之二的人口面对食品中的工业反式脂肪缺乏保护。
“But more than two-thirds of the world’s populationlacks protection from industrial trans fat in their food.
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世卫组织随时准备支持其余国家中消除工业反式脂肪的努力。
WHO stands ready to support elimination efforts in the remaining countries.
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我们欢迎食品行业承诺重新制定配方并从产品中去除反式脂肪。”
We welcome industry commitments to reformulate and remove trans fat from their products.”