Unanimously, with 472 votes in favor as well as zero against and abstentions, the Chamber of Deputies approved the reform of General law of health which eliminates the use of Trans fat in food and alcoholic beverages.
Said opinion adds the Article 216 Bis where it states that “Edible oils and fats, as well as food and non-alcoholic beverages, may not contain partially hydrogenated oils, known as trans fats, that have been added during their industrial manufacturing process in their sales presentation to the public.”.
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Article 216 Bis of the General Health Law seeks that edible oils and fats are not contained in their sales presentation for food and alcoholic beverages.
The document that was sent to the federal executive for its constitutional effects, adds that the Health Secretary It will establish the regulatory bases for industrially produced trans fats.
Experts point out that the trans fat intake considerably increases the Death risk for any reason in 3. 4% and heart disease coronary in 28 percent.
In addition, non-significant increases of 7 and 10 percent, respectively, have been observed in Death risk poischemic stroke and diabetes.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in 2019, established a plan to eliminate the partially hydrogenated oils of processed foods on the market throughout the Americas, as well as decreasing to two grams for every hundred grams of trans fat.
WHO It is estimated that more than 500,000 people a year die in the world due to the consumption of Trans fat. In the American continent, 160,000 people die a year and according to studies, it is estimated that in Mexico more than 13,000 people die annually from this cause.
