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An international symposium held by FAO and WHO took place in Elazığ province of Turkey... Turkey's success with trans fat stamped on the symposium... The issue of eliminating trans fats that is on the agenda of the world was discussed in a large-scale organization in Elazığ. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), held an international symposium within the scope of 16 October World Food Day. Pointing out that Turkey's transformation began in 2007, Culinary Products and Margarine Industrialists Association (MÜMSAD) General Coordinator Ebru Akdağ said that Turkey captured the target in 2007 which put forward by the World Health Organization for the removal of trans fat until 2023. October 16, the date of establishment of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is also celebrated as World Food Day around the world. Within the framework of World Food Day with the FAO Turkey Office and WHO Representative...

Ankara University Report: No trans fat in margarines! The absence of trans fat in margarine produced in Turkey has been scientifically proven once again. The Turkish margarine industry, under the leadership of Culinary Products and Margarine Industrialists Association (MÜMSAD) signed a success story that would set an example for the world 12 years ago. The trans-fat level in the margarines collected randomly from the market, analyzed at the Food Engineering Laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering at Ankara University, was below the 1 percent limit (0.18-0.76 percent), which was scientifically considered to be null. Ebru Akdağ, the General Coordinator of MÜMSAD, said that “There is no trans fat” logo has been registered with MÜMSAD since 2008 and that the margarine products of MÜMSAD member companies that have been on shelves since 2007 are trans-fat free. MÜMSAD, which set an example to the world with the voluntary application it started 12 years ago on the elimination of ...