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Article: NEW YORK BAN ON TRANS FATS COULD AFFECT MALAYSIAN FOOD EXPORTS.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- December 8, 2006
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 Asia Pulse - With New York setting the tone for a radical change in the law governing the use of trans fats in foods served in restaurants, Malaysian food exporters should brace to face stricter food standards while exporting their products to the United States, veritably the world's largest food market.
New York become the first city in the United States - and others are expected to follow suit - to announce a ban on Tuesday on the artery-clogging artificial trans fats in foods cooked or used in restaurants.
The ban applies to all, be it pizza shops, fast food chain franchise stores, the bakery shops or the upper-end restaurants.
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