METİN YURDAGÜL: WE ARE AHEAD OF MANY COUNTRIES BY ELIMINATING TRANS FAT
Press release... "We are 11 years ahead of the US, 13 years of Canada and 14 years of the EU" Turkey has become a leading country in the world with trans fat-free period that started 12 years ago. Turkey has scored a success story by eliminating trans fats in food, thus set an example in this field which has been on the world agenda. Along with voluntary implementation of Culinary Products and Margarine Industrialists Association (MÜMSAD) member companies, level of trans fat in margarine has been under 1 percent for 12 years in Turkey, which is accepted as 'no' by international scientists. Turkey, with the application of this voluntary practise, has managed to succeed taking place ahead of USA, Canada and EU by having achieved the 2023 target of World Health Organization (WHO) without waiting for legal procedures. Turkey is ahead of many countries in the world... The trans free period on a federal basis will begin in August 2018 in the United Stat...