What is Nestlé doing about TFA?
Nestlé considers that the reduction of TFA in prepared food products is important and has been committed since 1993 to reduce TFA in prepared food products. In a normal consumption pattern, TFA intake would not exceed 3% of the total fat in foods, or 1% of the daily total energy intake as recommended by the World Health Organization. Priority was given to reduce TFA in products which are consumed by children and to products containing higher levels of TFA such as soups, snacks, pizzas, ready-made meals and certain confectionery items. (Nestlé has relatively few products such as oils, meat products, cheese, bakery goods, and butter which are principal sources of TFA). Since 2002, Nestlé has reduced the use of trans fatty acids in its product portfolio by more than 25,000 tonnes. Compliance with the TFA reduction policy is audited in our businesses globally. By end 2006, 95% of Nestlé’s product range complied with the policy.
