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Establishing a legal limit for the industrial trans fats content in foods

Food safety, Public health

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ID: 1937

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23 responses

Consultation response

Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, 25 Oct 2018

BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation, welcomes the European Commission's draft regulation which seeks to introduce a restriction on the levels of industrial trans fatty acids in foodstuffs. We support the decision to opt for a legislative limit of 2g of industrial trans fatty acids per 100g of…

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EuroCommerce, 31 Oct 2018

Dear European Commission, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on this important piece of legislation. Overall we welcome the policy option chosen by the European Commission of establishing a mandatory upper limit on trans-fats and we agree on this limit. We also welcome the appropriate…

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SMEunited aisbl, 31 Oct 2018

In a nutshell (please confer to UEAPME full position paper): This draft Regulation bears several problems for small craft producers: • The responsibility for the use of TFA lies only with the SME who is producing and selling the final product to the consumer on the market. • The craft process…

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FoodDrinkEurope, 30 Oct 2018

• FoodDrinkEurope supports the European Commission’s draft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final consumer. •…

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HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe, 29 Oct 2018

HOTREC welcomes the focus of the Commission proposal on industrial transfats only, leaving out of the scope naturally occuring transfats (their inclusion would have been impossible to implement in the hospitality sector, while being rejected by most consumers). However, HOTREC considers that the…

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European Public Health Alliance, 25 Oct 2018

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) welcomes the European Commission’s intention to introduce a mandatory limit on trans-fats in food. Limiting the content of industrially produced trans-fat to a maximum of 2 grams per 100 gram of fat is appropriate to minimise related health harms. It…

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European Society of Cardiology, 30 Oct 2018

The European Society of Cardiology welcomes the European Commission’s draft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 aimed at restricting on the level of industrial trans fatty acids in food. The European Society of Cardiology believes that setting a maximum limit of trans…

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Standing Committee of European Doctors, 10 Oct 2018

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) welcomes the European Commission’s draft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final consumer. CPME supports the…

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European Dairy Association aisbl, 26 Oct 2018

EDA welcomes the Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final consumer. The European Dairy sector…

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Association Internationale de la Mutualité, 29 Oct 2018

AIM welcomes the European Commission’s draft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final consumer. As healthcare mutuals and health insurance funds, AIM members have a…

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The EU Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry, 26 Oct 2018

FEDIOL welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final…

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European Heart Network, 25 Oct 2018

The European Heart Network (EHN) welcomes the European Commission's draft regulation which seeks to introduce a restriction on the levels of industrial trans fatty acids in foodstuffs. We support the decision to opt for a legislative limit of 2g of industrial trans fatty acids per 100g of…

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Euro Coop - European Community of Consumer Co-operatives, 31 Oct 2018

Euro Coop appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Commission draft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Due to the undeniable negative effects of TFA consumption, which leads to the risk of developing cardiovascular…

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British Retail Consortium, 1 Nov 2018

Please find attached our response to the consultation on trans fats

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European Chronic Disease Alliance, 31 Oct 2018

The European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a regulation setting an EU wide legal limit to industrial trans fats in food products and supports a legislative limit of 2g of industrial trans fatty acids per 100g of fat, as proposed by the Commission. This…

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Federation of European Rice Millers, 31 Oct 2018

The Federation of European Rice Millers kindly requests the Commission to consider the following two aspects of its proposal on industrial trans fats: 1. Legal clarity The current wording of the proposed trans fat provision may cause confusion. It can be read to mean that all foods are…

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European Margarine Association, 29 Oct 2018

The European Margarine Association (IMACE) supports the proposed legislation by the European Commission (by amending Part B of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006) setting a legal limit in the content of industrially produced trans fats in food which is intended for the final consumer that…

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Confédération Européenne des Organisations Nationales de la Boulangerie et de la Pâtisserie, 1 Nov 2018

European artisanal Bakers oppose the initiative of the Commission to introduce a limit of 2% of TFA content in food. The proposed legislation poses a severe problem. The current version of the proposed regulation is impossible to implement. Due to the small quantities of ingredients that artisanal…

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EU Specialty Food Ingredients, 31 Oct 2018

EU Specialty Food Ingredients would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to comment on the proposed regulation. Please find our comments in the attached document. EU Specialty Food Ingredients Secretariat

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European Flour Millers, 29 Oct 2018

The current wording of the proposed trans-fat provision may cause confusion. It can be read to mean that all foods are covered, including all foods to which no trans fat has been added. Moreover, as currently drafted, the provision applies to all substances used in foods including primary…

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Zentralverband des Deutschen Bäckerhandwerks e.V., 1 Nov 2018

Der Zentralverband des Deutschen Bäckerhandwerks e. V. nimmt den Schutz der Verbraucherschaft in der EU vor gesundheitsschädlichen Stoffen in Lebensmitteln sehr ernst. Daher veröffentlichen wir regelmäßig Informationsmaterialen für unsere Betriebe, um das Risiko der Entstehung oder des Eintrags…

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ASSOCIATION DE LA TRANSFORMATION LATIERE, 31 Oct 2018

The French Dairy Processor Association (ATLA) supports the attached statement drafted by the European Dairy Association: EDA welcomes the Draft Commission Regulation as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final consumer. The…

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Potravinářská komora České republiky - Federation of the Food And Drink Indurstries of the Czech Republic, 29 Oct 2018

Potravinářská komora ČR (Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic) supports the European Commission’s draft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally…