ultra-processed food
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5 countries recognised for their efforts to be Trans Fat Free in new WHO validation programme
12th January 2024
Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand are the first five countries to receive a validation certificate of Trans Fat Elimination by the WHO, which formally recognises countries that have eliminated industrially produced trans fats from their foods.
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A celebratory occasion: Mexico's law for the elimination of industrially-produced trans fatty acids enters into force
02nd October 2023
On Wednesday 20 September, we celebrated the entry into force of a law for the elimination of industrially-produced trans fatty acids in Mexico.
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Advocates hope Rio’s ban on ultra-processed foods in schools triggers wave
11th August 2023
A bill passed by Rio de Janeiro City Council in June 2023 to ban the sale of ultra-processed foods in public and private schools can motivate other cities in Brazil to take similar action, advocates for healthy eating are hoping.
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Consensus for health: no more trans fats in Mexico
13th June 2023
Demonstrating that it is possible to attain the ideal, civil society and the Mexican government reached a legislative consensus to remove trans fatty acids from the food supply in Mexico.