South Africa: State to Trim Unhealthy Trans Fats in Food

Cape Town — Restaurants, food manufacturers and fast-food outlets will have to revise their recipes with government plans to reduce unhealthy trans fats in food.

Although naturally occurring trans fats in animal products such as milk and meat are harmless, those made industrially from vegetable oils have been linked to heart disease, diabetes and breast and prostate cancer.

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