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"Before you eat that French fry you should know it&amp;#039;s about to get a government makeover. The FDA announced it is taking more steps to eradicate artery-clogging trans fats in all processed foods. The government organization hopes the ban will help prevent the thousands of heart attacks and deaths caused by this unhealthy fat in people&amp;#039;s diets.   More From Delish: FDA Imposes New Rules for Pet Food Manufacturers Partially hydrogenated oils \u2014 commonly found it items like cake mixes, cookies, muffins, doughnuts, French fries, chips, low-fat ice creams, microwave popcorn, and some frozen foods \u2014 are not &amp;quot;generally recognized as safe&amp;quot; for use in food, the FDA revealed in a press release. &amp;quot;While consumption of potentially harmful artificial trans fats has declined over the last two decades in the United States, current intake remains a significant public health concern,&amp;quot; said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., in the press release. &amp;quot;The FDA&amp;#039;s action today is an important step toward protecting more Americans from the potential dangers of trans fat. Further reduction in the amount of trans fat in the American diet could prevent an additional 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths from heart disease each year \u2014 a critical step in the protection of Americans&amp;#039; health.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Food Products Taking &amp;quot;Natural&amp;quot; Off Their Labels Many food manufacturers and fast-food chains have already changed their formulas or cooking practices voluntarily to remove trans fats, but the FDA wants to strip the fats from places that had previously only reduced the quantity of trans fats or those that didn&amp;#039;t eliminate the oils at all. &amp;quot;Food manufacturers have voluntarily decreased trans fat levels in many foods in recent years,&amp;quot; said Michael Taylor, the FDA&amp;#039;s deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, in the release, &amp;quot;but a substantial number of products still contain partially hydrogenated oils, which are the major source of trans fat in processed food.&amp;quot; Before the ban is imposed, the agency will hold a 60-day comment period to collect additional data and gain further input from the manufacturers on how they will reformulate their products should the ban go through. After the 60 days, the FDA will review the comments and, if finalized, trans fats will then be considered &amp;quot;food additives,&amp;quot; explained the release. Trans fats would not be allowed in food unless authorized. Do you think the FDA should ban trans fats? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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