Following the lead of locations as diverse as Дания и Нью-Йорк, Британская Колумбия будет первой провинцией в Канаде, чтобы ограничить использование транс-жиры в ресторанах.

Рестораны, Дели, cafeterias, educational institutions, health care institutions, школы, special events, and bakeries — то есть, all food services establishments that require a permit to operate in B.C. — must comply with this new regulation к сентябрю 30, 2009.

Согласно B.C. Министерство здорового образа жизни и спорта, the regulation restricts the trans fat content of oils and margarines to two per cent of total fat and of all other foods to five per cent of its total fat content.

The Vancouver Sun имеет comments from local restaurateurs здесь.

В другом месте в Канаде, город Калгари had previously instituted a similar trans fat ban, который вступил в силу в 2008. Canada was also the first country in the world to require trans fat content labeling on packaged foods.

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