Trans Fatty Acids (TFAs) | 02 Feb 2024

Recently, The World Health Organisation (WHO) awarded countries for progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fats for the first time.

WHO has awarded its first-ever certificates validating progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fatty acids to five countries- Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand.
WHO's ambitious target to fully eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFAs) from the global food supply by the end of 2023 was not met. However, it proposes a revised new target for the virtual elimination of iTFA globally by 2025.
Trans fatty acids (TFAs) or Trans fats are the most harmful type of fats which can have much more adverse effects on the human body than any other dietary constituent.
- These fats are largely produced artificially but a small amount also occurs naturally.