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have said they will phase out trans fat from their products.

Denmark is the only country to have sharply limited trans fats, passing a law in 2003 making it illegal for any food to contain more than two per cent trans fat.

Canada is looking at similar legislation and the Netherlands has encouraged voluntary labelling.

© The Canadian Press, 2007 Continue Article More HEALTH Headlines » Cancer deaths set to exceed cardiovascular disease: StatsCan Cancer deaths may soon surpass deaths from cardiovascular disease, Statistics Canada said Friday in its report on mortality rates.

Workplace-related cancers kill 200,000 a year, WHO says At least 200,000 people die every year from workplace-related cancers such as those caused by inhaling asbestos fibres or tobacco smoke, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Parents not told why babies died at Montreal hospital Quebec public health officials are defending their infection-control policies after a scathing investigation revealed a string of infant deaths from a bacterium in the plumbing pipes at a Montreal children's hospital.

Chinese men smoking themselves to death Lung cancer rates in China have risen by 30 per cent over the last five years, making the disease the leading killer of men in the world's most populous country, medical experts say.

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