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| Does anyone know if it is compulsory in Switzerland to state whether vegetable oil is present as hydrogenated fats? In other words, does the manufacturer have to state its fats are gehaertet (transfats) if they are, or can they get away with saying just vegetable oil?
I have a feeling it is compulsory, but would like to be sure. Today I saw 'palm oel, gedaempft, which sounds very suspicious to me. | |
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There's no law that tells the grocers to declare transfats yet. It is somewhat unclear if the stuff they use to replace the transfats is any healthier, though.
Anyway, a low should be coming up pretty soon - Switzerland has relatively strict food laws. Sodium benzoate, for example, is illegal here (because it is believed it can cause Parkinson's disease) - that's the reason why you can't buy root beer in Switzerland anymore.
I recently discovered the ingredient in Dr Pepper, though (which is sold in Coop) - which kinda surprised me. I guess it's only a matter of time until Dr Pepper is gone, too.