US moves to ban trans fat from foods

If the proposal by the Food and Drug Administration takes effect, proceessed foods like microwave popcorn will have to cut out the use of `unsafe¿ PHOs (partially hydrogenated oils). - AFP

Action hailed by consumer groups as a major step towards eliminating a type of fat blamed for heart disease.

US regulators on Thursday took steps to ban trans fat from processed foods like microwave popcorn and frozen pizzas, saying the artery-clogging oils are not safe for humans to eat.