US food authorities move to ban transfats

Experts say prohibiting artificial transfats in food could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths a year.

US food authorities have taken the first step towards banning artificial transfats, substances that are found in processed foods.

They say it is a move that could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths a year.

Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Chicago.

Source: Al Jazeera