The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced caps on trans fatty acids to ____ in all blended edible vegetable oils and fat spreads by January 2022.

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The correct answer is 2%.

Key Points

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced caps on trans fatty acids to 2% in all blended edible vegetable oils and fat spreads by January 2022.
The FSSAI has capped the amount of trans fatty acids in edible oils and fats to 3% for 2021 and 2% by 2022 through an amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations.
Consumption of trans fats is associated with multiplied risk of heart disease. It is expected that the 2017 worldwide market volume of partially hydrogenated oils.
World Health Organization stated that trans fat intake is responsible for 05 billion deaths from coronary heart disease each year around the world.
In 2022, FSSAI released a new mass media campaign “Heart attack Rewind” to take away industrially produced trans fats in the meals supply throughout the year.
FSSAI released a “Trans Fat-Free” logo for voluntary labeling to promote TFA-free products.

Additional Information

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:
- Founded: 5 September 2008
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Chairperson: Rita Teaotia
- Type: Statutory body (Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006)
- Ministry: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare