Elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) from the global food supply by 2023 is a key target of the Thirteenth General Programme of Work. Assessing and monitoring TFA content in the food supply and changes in TFA consumption in the population is one of the key action areas for countries in order to eliminate TFA.
This document is a report of a 2-day WHO expert consultation (17 TFA experts from 14 countries) that was held to review and discuss the draft REPLACE “A” (“assess”) module and agree on approaches for TFA assessment in food and blood plasma.