Trans fats have been a staple in the tastiest junk foods for more than 100 years. End of the once-prevalent ingredient following the Food and Drug Administration's ban of artificial trans fats from American restaurants and grocery store food items was marked. The FDA deemed trans fats unsafe in 2015, and gave companies until June 18, 2018 to eliminate the ingredient. But now time has been extended to 1st jan 2020. Before we dive into what the ban means, here's a little lesson on what trans fats are and why they're unsafe.
Trans fat also known as trans fatty acids is a type of unsaturated fat found in foods like cake, cookies, doughnuts, pie crust, frozen pizza and margarine. Small quantities of trans fats can also be found naturally in meat and dairy products. The FDA ban applies to artificial trans fats, which are made chemically by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil. (Ever seen…
