print email comment close Ban Trans Fats URL: http://www.bantransfats.com/ Description: Website for a campaign to ban the use of partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats) in food because studies suggest that eating trans fats increase the risk of heart disease. This organization "launched the national and international trans fat campaign by suing Kraft in 2003 to eliminate trans fat in Oreos." Website features background about trans fat, details about the Kraft lawsuit, news (2003-2007), and related material.  Publisher: BanTransFats.com, Inc. LII Database Information: Record 26531 created by Maria Brandt on 07/15/2008 Last modification on 07/15/2008 Published: 07/23/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26531