Timeline set to remove fatty acids from food products

The Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) call on food companies to reformulate and remove industrially-produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) from their products by June 18, 2023 in compliance with DOH Administrative Order 2021-0039 and FDA Circular 2021-028. The two agencies issued the call during a press briefing Wednesday at a Quezon City restaurant. Photo shows (from left) Dr. John Juliard Go, Sophia Monica San Luis, FDA director Pilar Marilyn Pagayuman), Dr. Beverlyn Lorraine HO (OIC Undersecretary, Department of Health, Public Health Service Team), Ms Jomarie Tongol, and Dr. Zenaida Velasco, president, Nutritionist Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines.