Guidelines for Transfat Labelling

1. Overview: Guidelines for trans fat labelling

e Along with accumulation of scientific evidence, information of fats has been important indices in order to enable consumers to
make informed food choices. However, labelling rules for trans fatty acids had not existed as opposed to saturated fatty acids
and cholesterol, whose standards set out in the Health Promotion Act.

eTherefore, Consumer Affairs Agency has published “Guidelines for trans fat labelling’ and has described details for industry
when trans fatty acids are declared on nutrition labelling.

[Presentation]
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PHI ACT o o Cora Trans fatty acid information is expected to be presented on labelling of prepackaged

Gena na i dae foods offered for sale, at the company's website, and in advertising materials.
ENTER CE o eee aT © When declaring trans fatty acids, basic requirements (i.e., energy, protein, total fat,
Codex definition: Trans fatty acids are all the geometrical and carbohydrate) as set out in the Nutrition Labelling Standards as well as
isomers of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids: saturated fatty acids and cholesterol must be declared.

having non-conjugated, interrupted by at least one methylene 4 athir
ion Esther Den double bars tthe Ware Ca AURA © Name: Trans fatty acids should be listed as "Trans fatty acids” within the Nutrition
labeling table with other nutrients.

RE e e citi emetic eter eet © Unit: Trans fatty acids should be declared in grams per 100g/100m or per serving,
sources; however, they can not be accurately differentiated in o or net te erense armour fe (aoa
case ES e Tolerance: Acceptable criterion is plus 20% of the declared value.
are included in the definition.
Note: As a general rule, declaring 0g is only allowed for a food product containing no

A an = trans fatty acids; however, when the food contains less than 0.39/1009 (100m! for soft
Major Foods containing trans fatty acids

drinks), the value can be rounded to 09.
[industrially-produced trans fatty acids] encon can ;

Nero ne fat screed anc nn med on ele © Free Claim (e.g., free, zero, no, without)

Deere seien 1. The food contains less than 0.29 of trans fatty acids per 100g (100m! for soft drinks)
sweets such as cakes and donuts, and frying foods, made and E A

e ae aia 2. The food contains less than 1.59 of saturated fatty acids (0.75g per 100ml for soft
ea drinks) or the food provides less than 10% of energy from saturated fatty acids.

at high temperature.

e Reduction Claim (e.g., reduced, low, less)
[Naturally-derived trans fatty acids) Declare the name of the reference food as well as the amount or percentage of the
Milk, meat, and dairy products contain small amounts of trans | | reduction E
fatty acids as ruminant animals (cows and sheep) produce [Methods of analysis)
trans fatty acids by biohydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids | | e Trans fatty acids should be analyzed using AOCS Ce1h-05 or AOAC 996.06, the
in the rumen. = =
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major internationally recommended methods of analysis.
e Firms may choose other method equivalent to AOCS and AOAC methods.