Argentina
In 2010, Argentina amended its food regulation, el Código Alimentario Argentino (CAA), giving companies two years to meet a 2% limit of trans fats in margarines and vegetable oils, and five years for the 5% limit in other products.
By 2014, almost 75% of food products complied with the limits and this increased to up to 93% one year later.
Dr Fabio Gomes, regional nutrition advisor at PAHO said Argentina’s approach to removing industrial trans fats from the supply chain was “innovative and pioneering.”
Photo: Alfajor, a traditional Argentinian dessert. © GettyImages/Aleksandr_Vorobev