The FDA announced measures Tuesday designed to phase out the use of artery-clogging trans fats in fo

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IT'S A DECISION THAT COULD HAVE A WIDE-SPREAD IMPACT ON HEART DISEASE IN THE U-S --
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCING TUESDAY IT WILL ORDER FOOD COMPANIES TO PHASE OUT THE USE OF ARTERY-CLOGGING TRANS FATS.
SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Mayne, Director, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
"This is a big day - we've been anticipating this for a while."
DOCTOR SUSAN MAYNE HEADS THE CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION AT THE F-D-A.
SHE SAYS THE ORDER IS A LONG TIME COMING.
THE F-D-A HAS BEEN STUDYING THE EFFECTS FOR YEARS.. AND IN 2006 STARTED MANDATING ALL MANUFACTURERS LABEL TRANS FATS ON NUTRITION LABELS.
SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Mayne, Director, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
"And in response to that what we've seen is that the consumption of trans fat has declined about 80 percent since 2003 and that's really good news."
CONSUMERS BEGAN EATING LESS - AND SOME MANUFACTURERS REMOVED IT FROM THEIR RECIPES.
BUT SOME TRANS FAT STILL REMAINS ON STORE SHELVES.
THINGS LIKE MARGARINE.. FROSTINGS.. MICROWAVE POPCORN AND OTHER PROCESSED FOODS - ANYTHING CONTAINING 'PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS.'
ONCE THOUGHT TO BE A SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO ANIMAL FATS - TRANS-FATS INCREASE BAD CHOLESTEROL.. LEADING TO HEART DISEASE.
SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Mayne, Director, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
"So what we'll be anticipating is that we'll be preventing thousands of heart attacks and heart attack deaths each year."
UNDER THE NEW RULE.. FOOD MAKERS WILL HAVE THREE YEARS TO ELIMINATE TRANS FATS FROM THEIR PRODUCTS.
THEY CAN PETITION THE F-D-A FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR SMALL AMOUNTS.. IN CASES WHERE IT'S DEEMED SAFE.
ROBERT BUMSTED.. ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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