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CSPI formallypetitions FDA to
require trans fat tobe listed on
Nutrition Factslabels
1993
Artificial Trans Fat: A Timeline
Key milestones in a 25-year-long campaign to getartificial trans fat out of the food supply
CSPI Petition:
Nutrition FactsCSPI Urges
FDA to Label
CSPI first urgesFDA to requirelabeling of trans
fat
FDA proposesthat NutritionFacts labels list
trans fat content
FDA Proposal
The Instituteof Medicine
recommends thatpeople consume
as little trans fat aspossible
Limit Trans Fat
FDA Ruling
FDA finalizesits rule requiringNutrition Facts
labels list trans fatby 2006
CSPI Petition:
Ban Trans
CSPI petitionsFDA to prohibit the
use of partiallyhydrogenated oils
Mandatory Labeling
Trans fat labelingbecomes mandatoryon Nutrition Facts
labels
NYC Ban
CSPI workswith New York Cityto make it the first
city to removePHOs fromrestaurants
California Ban
CSPI workswith advocates inCA to make it the
first state to removePHOs fromrestaurants
Product
Reformulation CSPI & Harvard study
finds foodmanufacturers
replacing trans fatwith healthier fats
CDC Study
Study showsdeclines in trans fat
consumption
Long JohnSilver's announces itwill remove trans fat
after CSPI called its BigCatch meal the worst
restaurant meal inAmerica
Big Catch
FDA Determination
FDAannounces preliminary
determination thatPHO is no longer
“generally recognizedas safe” (GRAS)
FDA Final Ruling
FDA declares thatPHO is not GRAS;industry has three
years forreformulation
CSPI's decades of advocacy and research paid off.Artificial trans fat is eliminated in the food supply.
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