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 Baked but no trans fats [1]

Britannia goes for palm oil

britannia Industries Ltd has decided to remove trans fats from its entire range of baked products by the end of this year. The reason, company officials said, was growing scientific evidence of trans fats affecting health adversely. It is reducing trans fats by switching from vanaspati to palm oil-based products. Palm oil is the cheapest oil in the market (see

Publication Date: 
14/03/2009
Ragini Letitia Singh [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Palm Oil [4], Food Standards [5], Edible Oils [6], Food Process Industry [7], Health Effects [8], Health [9]
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