AreaBilateral/Multilateral

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityTrans-fatty acid

Date01/01/2018

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentFood standards

DescriptionThe Eurasian Economic Union set the maximum permitted percentage of trans fats in food products at 2 percent of total fat content.

NotesAs of 1 January 2018, in the Russian Federation and the remainder of the Eurasian Economic Union, the maximum permitted percentage of trans fats in food product has been set at 2 percent of total fat content. Lowered gradually from 20 percent in 2013, the new threshold applies to margarines, fat-vegetable spreads and rendered mixtures, milk fat substitutes, cacao butter and cacao butter equivalents. Trans fat levels as a percent of total fat must be indicated on product labels.