Following the lead of locations as diverse as Dinamarca y Nueva York, Columbia Británica será el primera provincia de Canadá para restringir el uso de las grasas trans en los restaurantes.

Restaurantes, delis, cafeterias, educational institutions, health care institutions, escuelas, special events, and bakeries — que es, all food services establishments that require a permit to operate in B.C. — must comply with this new regulation en septiembre 30, 2009.

De acuerdo con la AC. Ministerio de Vida Saludable y Deporte, 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.

La Vancouver Sun ha comments from local restaurateurs aquí.

En otras partes de Canadá, la ciudad de Calgary had previously instituted a similar trans fat ban, que entró en vigor en el 2008. Canada was also the first country in the world to require trans fat content labeling on packaged foods.

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