German Member of European Parliament (MEP) Renate Sommer, one of the MEPs behind this resolution, said: "The excessive consumption of trans fatty acids increases the risk of heart disease. Coronary heart disease is conservatively estimated to account for some 660,000 deaths annually in the EU or some 14 percent of overall mortality."
Wednesday's resolution, adopted overwhelmingly by 586 votes in favor to 19 against, with 38 abstentions, notes that current labelling measures are insufficient, as only one in three European Union (EU) consumers knows about TFAs, according to a 2015 European Commission report.
The text also observed that 2 percent legal limits for industrial TFAs introduced in 2003 in Denmark, the first EU member state to do so, were successful in significantly reducing deaths caused by cardiovascular disease.
MEPs also lamented that TFAs are most often used in less expensive foods, leading to greater exposure levels for people on lower incomes and increased potential for health inequalities.
The EU does not currently have legislation regulating TFA content in foods or requiring labelling. Along with Denmark, Austria, Hungary and Latvia have legal limits on TFAs, while several other countries have voluntary measures or dietary recommendations in place.
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends reducing TFA consumption to less than 1 percent of daily energy intake, considering the health risks posed to be overwhelming.
JINAN Men's Adidas Ultra Boost Uncaged Black White For Sale UK , Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Over 2,000 copies of archived records of the direct descendants of Confucius will be published over the next four years, authorities in the eastern province of Shandong said Sunday.
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The Yanshenggong was a hereditary official who coordinated commemoration ceremonies for Confucius and managed the family's internal affairs.
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Confucius (551-479 B.C.), an educator and philosopher, influenced generations of Chinese society. He was the first Chinese person to set up private schools that enrolled students from all walks of life. He is believed to have been born on Sept. 28.
RABAT, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's 23rd international book fair, which brings together 100,000 books and expects hundreds of thousands of visitors, kicked off on Thursday in the financial city of Casablanca.
This year's edition was inaugurated by Morocco's king