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. 2017 Nov 13;1(12):cdn.117.000778. doi: 10.3945/cdn.117.000778

TABLE 3.

Changes in the FA composition of foods after the introduction of a TFA policy1

Policy intervention Study (ref) Country TFAs SFAs MUFAs and/or PUFAs TFAs + SFAs2 Total fat
Mandatory TFA labeling Lee et al. (20) South Korea ↑ Bakery products ↑ Restaurant food
Mozaffarian et al. (3) United States ↑ Supermarket foods,
↓ restaurant foods
Van Camp et al. (22) United States ↑ Bakery products ↑ Oils high in PUFAs and MUFAs in chips NC NC
Storey and Anderson (21) United States
Garsetti et al. (19) United States ↑PUFAs, ↓MUFAs
Mandatory TFA limits Angell et al. (33) NYC, United States
Angell et al. (32) NYC, United States
Peymani et al. (14) Iran
Mandatory TFA labeling + voluntary limits Ricciuto et al. (31) Canada NC ↑PUFAs, ↓MUFA,
Ratnayake et al. (28) Canada NC
Ratnayake et al. (29) Canada ↑ Crackers, cookies, and garlic spreads and donuts NC
Voluntary TFA self-regulation Temme et al. (18) Netherlands NC NC (↓ in biscuits) NC
1

Data adapted from reference 11. NC, no change; NYC, New York City; ref, reference; TFA, trans fatty acid; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease.

2

Change in TFA + SFA calculated by adding FAs when the sum was not reported by authors; in these cases, significance was not assessed.