International Food & Beverage Alliance commits to phase out trans fats

May 18th, 2016

In a letter to World Health Organization Director-General Dr Chan, the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) makes a new commitment to phase out industrially produced trans fat from their product portfolios worldwide by the end of 2018.

With this initiative the eleven members of the IFBA - The Coca-Cola Company, Ferrero, General Mills, Grupo Bimbo, Kellogg, Mars, McDonald’s, Mondelēz  International, Nestlé,  PepsiCo and Unilever –  build on their 2008 commitment, that was reinforced in 2014, to help people eat healthy balanced diets by means of innovation and product creation. The commitment is made in support of the recommendation and efforts of the WHO, governments and the public healthy community to reduce the global intake of industrially produced trans fats.

The IFBA calls on the entire food industry to join them in this effort, and asks for cooperation of all stakeholders to help achieve the complex goal of reducing trans fat intake for all population groups.

Read the letter to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan here.