With the aim to reduce the limit of industrially produced trans-fats, to not more than 2% to make the country free from the industrially produced trans- fats by 2022, FSSAI has conducted a survey to check the trans-fat content in six predefined food categories.
In all, 6,245 samples of packaged products were collected on a random basis. The results revealed that only 3.14 % (196 samples) contained trans-fat exceeding 2%. About 90% (176 samples) of the 196 samples that exceeded 2% trans-fat belonged to the category 6 (Oils, Vanaspati, Shortenings and Margarine). The analysis of 5176 samples collected from the other five categories of food products revealed that nearly 0.4% (20 samples) contained more than 2% trans-fat. In the category of Oils, Vanaspati, Shortenings and Margarines, 100 samples out of a total of 1,069 food products analysed had trans-fat content of more than 2% and less than 3%, while 76 samples contained more than 3% trans-fat.
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