2017/0279/LT
EC/EFTA
LT Lithuanie
  • C50A - Denrées alimentaires
2017-10-02
2017-07-10
Foods, including those supplied by mass caterers

Order of the Minister for Health of the Republic of Lithuania establishing the maximum limits for trans fatty acids in foods

(hereinafter ‘draft order’).

The draft order provides that:

1. the maximum limit for trans fatty acids in foods placed on the market in the Republic of Lithuania, including foods supplied by mass caterers (hereinafter, ‘foods’), shall be 2 g per 100 g of total fat content;

2. in foods with a total fat content of less than 3 %, the maximum limit for trans fatty acids shall be 10 g per 100 g of total fat content; and

3. animal fats and foods having a natural trans fatty acid content shall be exempt from its requirements.