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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: FDA Trans Fat Ban Could Hurt Those Who Didn't Heed Warnings [Watch (HLS stream): FDA Trans Fat Ban Could Hurt Those Who Didn't Heed Warnings](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/b2180nL7.m3u8) (1:06)  _Published 2015-06-16. On Tuesday morning, the FDA ruled U.S. food producers must phase out the main source of trans fats within three years._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:25 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Trans Fats Should Be Eliminated From All Food Over the Next 5 Years: World Health Organization](/video/907BI5p1/) ### Trans Fats Should Be Eliminated From All Food Over the Next 5 Years: World Health Organization [FDA Rules On Antibacterial Soaps](/video/ABeGCkKH/) ### FDA Rules On Antibacterial Soaps [TIME Explains: Trans-Fats](/video/XbAGuNXW/) ### TIME Explains: Trans-Fats --- ## Transcript A massive win for health experts is the US Food and Drug Administration orders food producers to phase out the main source of trans fats over the next three years. The FDA's ruling, posted Tuesday morning, read, there is no longer a consensus among qualified experts that partially hydrogenated oils Which are the primary dietary source of industrially produced trans fatty acids are generally recognized as safe for any use in human food. This is huge news for the food industry which uses a lot of trans fat, but it's not like companies didn't have time to prepare. The Obama administration had warned of such a ban for some time. And many of the first lady's initiatives are health- based. The government hopes the ban helps fight cardiovascular disease, but political notes those warnings have create some serious maneuvering. Even before the ban takes effect. From food producers altering the ingredients they use, to lawyers ready to punish those who don't. Class action lawyers are eager to use the ruling to file lawsuits against Against deep- pocketed food companies that have continued to use the ingredient even as the rest of the industry as masterfully reduced its use of trans fat by some 85 percent. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"FDA Trans Fat Ban Could Hurt Those Who Didn't Heed Warnings","description":"On Tuesday morning, the FDA ruled U.S. food producers must phase out the main source of trans fats within three years.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/b2180nL7/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-16T15:07:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/b2180nL7.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/b2180nL7/","duration":"PT1M6S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/b2180nL7/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```