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>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>Sent: 14 February 2005 06:59
>To: PIC List
>Subject: [OT] Trans fats deemed to be severe health risk - 
>food industry finding replacement hard
>
>
>Food makers are having trouble finding an acceptable substitute for 
>what was once seen as the miracle substitute for saturated fats but is 
>now seen as a major health hazard. .
>
>        
>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/business/13transfat.html?th=&
pagewanted=print&position=

>The Food and Drug Administration has declared that there is no healthy 
>level in the diet and has ordered food companies to disclose trans fat 
>amounts on food labels by January 2006.


Whilst I agree that these fats are probably not healthy, I think we
should remind ourselves that this is the same Food and Drug
Administration that has declared Aspartame as safe for human
consumption, even though exhaustive testing has shown it breaks down
into serious neurotoxins, and in fact caused tumours and siezures in the
animals it was originaly tested on.

Regards

Mike

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