Journal
FOOD POLICY
Volume 33, Issue 6, Pages 497-503Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.05.006
Keywords
Nutrition labeling; Food service; Food industry; Trans fats; Supply chain
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- Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
- USDA
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Artificial trans fats in foods increase chronic disease risk in the US population. Federal nutrition label regulation enacted in 2003 requires mandatory disclosure of trans fat content on packaged foods. This action created incentives for the food industry to reduce trans fats both in response to consumer demand and through competition to maintain product reputation. Subsequent public actions include a ban on trans fat use in New York city restaurants and lawsuits against food companies, which created further incentives to remove trans fats, especially in the food service industry. Industry has reformulated packaged foods and found substitutes for restaurant fry oils and trans fats are disappearing from the US food supply. Market response extends throughout the Supply chain, and has spurred research to alter oilseed crop characteristics. The widespread and relatively rapid industry response likely has improved the quality of US diets, and demonstrates the potential for policy actions to spur such improvements, (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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