{"id":33229,"date":"2021-07-21T12:23:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T06:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=33229"},"modified":"2021-07-21T12:23:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T06:53:45","slug":"fssais-stance-on-amount-of-trans-fat-in-food-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssais-stance-on-amount-of-trans-fat-in-food-items\/","title":{"rendered":"FSSAI\u2019s Stance on Amount of Trans Fat in Food items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Trans fat is the most common type of fat found in an array of food items, including cakes, cookies, coffee creamer, Frozen pizza, so on and so forth. They can be naturally occurring or artificially added. Natural trans fats are also found in certain non-veg food items. Furthermore, artificially added trans fats are created via a chemical reaction and are added to a different type of edible product during the manufacturing process. Some studies have suggested that the said form of trans fat may escalate the risk of heart disease by raising the LDL cholesterol &amp; reducing your HDL cholesterol; but, the studies examining cardiovascular disease with naturally occurring trans fats are conflicting. The regulator like <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fssai-license\"><strong>FSSAI<\/strong><\/a> is already aware of the ill-affect of trans fat consumption and has taken several measures to reduce its widespread consumption. In this blog, we will explore these measures and try to know something about this useful yet harmful fatty acid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Trans Fat is usually found in the\nfollowing food items: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/FSSAI\u2019s-Stance-on-Amount-of-Trans-Fat-in-Food-items-1.png\" alt=\"Trans Fat is usually found in the following food items: \" class=\"wp-image-33237\" width=\"554\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/FSSAI\u2019s-Stance-on-Amount-of-Trans-Fat-in-Food-items-1.png 998w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/FSSAI\u2019s-Stance-on-Amount-of-Trans-Fat-in-Food-items-1-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/FSSAI\u2019s-Stance-on-Amount-of-Trans-Fat-in-Food-items-1-768x753.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssais-stance-on-amount-of-trans-fat-in-food-items\/#How_is_FSSAI_responding_to_the_ever-increasing_consumption_of_Trans_fat\" >How is FSSAI responding to the ever-increasing\nconsumption of Trans fat?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssais-stance-on-amount-of-trans-fat-in-food-items\/#What_are_the_primary_FSSAI_norms_that_prohibit_the_use_of_excessive_trans_fat_in_food_items\" >What are the primary FSSAI norms that prohibit the\nuse of excessive trans fat in food items?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssais-stance-on-amount-of-trans-fat-in-food-items\/#An_overview_on_the_Industrial_Fatty_Acids\" >An overview on the Industrial Fatty Acids<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssais-stance-on-amount-of-trans-fat-in-food-items\/#An_Outlook_on_other_measures_to_eliminate_Trans_fat_in_food\" >An Outlook on other measures to eliminate Trans fat\nin food<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssais-stance-on-amount-of-trans-fat-in-food-items\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_is_FSSAI_responding_to_the_ever-increasing_consumption_of_Trans_fat\"><\/span>How is FSSAI responding to the ever-increasing\nconsumption of Trans fat? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2021, FSSAI, the premier food regulator of India, came up with an announcement to reduce the percentage of trans fat in food items. With this announcement, our nation has become part of 40 nations globally that have proper regulations in place to eliminate trans-fat, and it will be among the first nations in Asia after Thailand to adopt regulations for the elimination of trans-fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/know-about-fssai-license-renewal-and-validity\/\">Everything you need to know about FSSAI License Renewal &#038; Validity <\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_primary_FSSAI_norms_that_prohibit_the_use_of_excessive_trans_fat_in_food_items\"><\/span>What are the primary FSSAI norms that prohibit the\nuse of excessive trans fat in food items? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The key FSSAI norms that limit the\namount of trans fat in food items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Limiting industrial Trans-Fat acids to not higher than 3% in all oils and fats by January 2021 &amp; limiting the same to not higher than 2% by January 2022.<\/li><li>All food items that include fats and edible fats as an ingredient will not contain industrial trans-fatty acids higher than 2% by mass of aggregate oil\/fat included in the product, on &amp; from Jan 1, 2033, as per the FSS\u00a0 Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) regulations.<\/li><li>The FSSAI norms shall encompass vanaspati, edible refined oils, margarine bakery shortenings, vegetable fat spreads, and mixed fat spreads.<\/li><li>In 2011, India enacted a regulation that had set a cap of 10% of Trans-fat acids in fats and oils, &amp; and it was further reduced to 5% in the year 2015. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_overview_on_the_Industrial_Fatty_Acids\"><\/span>An overview on the Industrial Fatty Acids<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial fatty acids refer to\ngeometrical isomers polyunsaturated as well as monounsaturated fatty acids that\npossess non-conjugated, interrupted by at least one carbon double bonds,\nmethylene group in the trans configuration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It differentiates such acids from\ndairy-based items and meat products. Industrial trans-fat is created by\nappending H2 to liquid vegetal oils to make them more solid, which improves\ntheir overall stability at room temperature and keeps them fresh for an\nextended period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trans-fat is largely found in\npartially hydrogenated vegetable oils\/ margarine bakery shortenings and baked\nand fried foods. Some research suggests that the higher intake of such acids is\nlinked with an increased risk of high cholesterol &amp; heart-related diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the data released in 2017,\nevery year, over 15 lakh deaths are reported in our nation attributed to\ncardiovascular disease, out of which 5% occur due to the intake of trans-fat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elimination of Industrial Trans-Fat\nAcids is acknowledged as one of the viable factors that can eliminate\nheart-related ailments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is pertinent, particularly in the prevailing scenario where the ongoing pandemic is extending the risk to the people suffering from cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, etc. In 2018, <em><strong>WHO<\/strong><\/em><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Health_Organization\"><em><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/sup> called to eliminate the industrially created trans fat by 2023 &amp; released the relevant proposal REPLACE for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To render the change towards\ntrans-fatty acids, FSSAI is building capacities of the food sector and, in this\ncontext, concluded an array of a webinar in the recent past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These webinars were intended to\ntarget specific stakeholders, emphasizing obstacles they encountered towards\nshifting to trans fat-free products &amp; providing proactive measures via\ntalks made by subject matter experts.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The webinar was joined by more than\n3600 participants from the food sector, bakers, edible oil industry, sweet\nmanufacturers, academic institutions, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Outlook_on_other_measures_to_eliminate_Trans_fat_in_food\"><\/span>An Outlook on other measures to eliminate Trans fat\nin food<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following are the additional measures\ntaken by the GOI in the wake of ever-increasing trans fat consumption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>FSSAI came up with initiatives such as the <strong><em>Heart Attack Rewind<\/em><\/strong> mass\nmedia campaign and <strong><em>Eat Right Movement<\/em><\/strong> for reducing the consumption of Trans Fat.\nThe Eat Right movement came to light in 2018, and its aims promote the habit of\nfood safety and hygiene among the masses. It seeks to reduce the intake of\nsugar, fat &amp; oil by 30% in 3 years.<\/li><li>On the other hand, Heart Attack Rewind was an awareness-oriented video\ninforming the masses regarding the ill-effect of trans-fat consumption. The\nvideo was aired in 17 languages on social media to maximize reach.<\/li><li><strong>Swastha Bharat Yatra<\/strong> was the FSSAI-backed initiative that\naims to create nationwide awareness regarding food safety and healthy diets.\nMore than 7000 enthusiasts took part and make it a significant success. This\ninitiative was one of its kind as it was carried out in the form of the\ncyclathon event.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trans fat is prominently used in a wide variety of foods and helps increase the shelf life of vegetable oil. They may not immediately impact human life, but they can prove detrimental to human life if consumed for an extended period. The majority of health experts often advise cutting down trans fat consumption as low as possible. In view of these facts, FSSAI has inculcated a regulation limiting the percentage of trans fat in food and other related items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/complete-checklist-of-fssai-license-renewal\/\">FSSAI License Renewal: A Complete Checklist <\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trans fat is the most common type of fat found in an array of food items, including cakes, cookies, coffee creamer, Frozen pizza, so on and so forth. They can be naturally occurring or artificially added. Natural trans fats are also found in certain non-veg food items. Furthermore, artificially added trans fats are created via [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":33236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[150],"tags":[1873],"acf":{"service_id":"318"},"authorName":"Pankaj Tyagi","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-42.jpg","authorDescription":"Pankaj has a diverse experience of writing research papers, blog, and articles during his college time. 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