Food industries in the US will have three years to rid their foods of trans fats, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a major step towards eliminating the use of partially hydrogenated oils that have long been linked to heart disease and fatal heart attacks.
The new ruling, which FDA released on Tuesday, requires companies to cut out trans fats from food by 2018.
Artificial trans fats found in everything from margarine to cookies and frozen pizzas are not safe to eat, the US regulator said.
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