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HOME V for Vendetta - R for Reality Canadian Bird Flu Pandemic Looming ? Shill of the Week: Stephan Harper Aspartame: The Sweetest Killer Chicken Little Terrorist of the Week: Creating Fake Terrorists Shill of the Week: Paul Martin The Number 1 Reason YOU became a Slave	NDP urges trans fat ban, subsidies to switch to safer products CP September 25, 2006 The NDP is calling on the government to act on a parliamentary recommendation to ban trans fats - artery-clogging compounds that are present in many processed foods. Last June, an all-party parliamentary task force recommended a ban, but the Conservative government has yet to respond to the call. New Democrat MP Pat Martin says Canadians are putting poison in their food by continuing to use the substance. He says that along with a ban, the government should offer subsidies to companies to switch from trans fats to healthier products. Trans fats occur naturally but most are created when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil, a process known as hydrogenation. Canadians eat up to 10 grams of trans fats a day, one of the highest rates in the world. Denmark is the only country in the world to have banned trans fats. Read the full article here Broken Link? If the link to the original article is broken or has been altered you can view the article by clicking here. About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Features Archive
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