Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes the scientific evidence linking trans fatty acids to increased concentrations in the blood of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or ‘bad cholesterol’) and reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or ‘good cholesterol’);

(2)

expresses its alarm at the adverse health effects of trans fats used in the cooking of takeaway foods;

(3)

notes international scientific evidence suggesting that reduced intakes of trans fats could reduce the incidence of heart disease by up to 19 percent;

(4)

notes the experience in other countries, which indicates that such fats can largely be replaced by unsaturated fats without increasing the cost or reducing the quality or availability of foods;

(5)

notes that Denmark has regulated maximum levels of trans fats that can be contained in cooking oils;

(6)

urges takeaway food chains to reduce the levels of trans fats in cooking oils to the Danish levels; and

(7)

in the absence of voluntary compliance, considers requesting the relevant authorities to regulate for maximum permissible levels of trans fats in the cooking of takeaway foods. (Notice given 9 October 2006.)

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