ultra-processed food
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Pakistan set to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from all food products
28th April 2025
In March 2025, Pakistan achieved an important public health victory by adopting a best-practice regulation to eliminate industrially produced trans fats (iTFAs) from all food products.
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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.