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The 2026 map of where trans Fat is banned or restricted, aired Nov 2, 2026. Sources
Sources: WHO Countdown reports + validation · EUR-Lex / national gazettes · PAHO / Resolve to Save Lives / regulators · How we rate it
Is it banned where you live? Check your countryBanned in 59 countries
First ever: 2 g trans fat per 100 g fat cap since 2003.
Source: Danish Order 160/2003
Why we rate it this way
Executive Order 160 of 11 Mar 2003: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat in all foods - first country in the world; WHO-validated Jan 2024
National cap since 2009, EU 2 g limit since 2021. WHO-validated.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
National trans fat ordinance 2009; EU-wide 2 g/100 g fat limit in force 1 Apr 2021; WHO-validated May 2025
Own 2 g cap since 2014, EU-wide limit since April 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
National decree 71/2013 (2 g/100 g fat) from Feb 2014; EU limit 1 Apr 2021
Own 2 g cap since 2016, EU-wide limit since April 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
National 2 g/100 g fat limit 2016 (WHO Europe); EU limit 1 Apr 2021
Own 2 g cap since 2018, EU-wide limit since April 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
Pravilnik on trans fats (Uradni list 2018-01-0801): 2 g/100 g fat in all foods incl. catering; EU limit 1 Apr 2021
EU 2 g limit since 2021 - one of the first five WHO-validated.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
National limit 2019 + EU Reg 2019/649 from 1 Apr 2021; WHO-validated Jan 2024
EU 2 g limit since 2021 - WHO-validated for enforcement.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649 from 1 Apr 2021; WHO-validated Jan 2024 for monitoring and enforcement
Own 2 g law 2020, EU-wide limit since April 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
Law 182/2020 (2 g/100 g fat) + EU Reg 2019/649 from 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021
EU-wide: max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Apr 2021.
Source: EU Reg (EU) 2019/649
Why we rate it this way
EU Reg 2019/649: max 2 g industrial TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Apr 2021 in all 27 EU states
Max 2 g trans fat per 100 g fat since 2014. WHO-validated 2025.
Source: Norway TFA regs 2014
Why we rate it this way
2014 regulation (since 2022 inside the vitamins/other substances regulation): no food with more than 2 g TFA per 100 g fat; WHO-validated May 2025
2 g per 100 g fat cap since 2010, like Denmark.
Source: Iceland Reg 1045/2010
Why we rate it this way
Regulation 1045/2010 (in force 2010-11): max 2 g TFA per 100 g fat in all foods; EEA also applies EU Reg 2019/649
Max 2 g industrial trans fat per 100 g fat since Dec 2020.
Source: Turkish Food Codex 2020
Why we rate it this way
WHO Europe 26 May 2020: Türkiye limits industrial TFA to 2 g per 100 g fat in all foods, in force 31 Dec 2020; WHO 2021 best-practice list
2 g per 100 g fat limit in force since 2023.
Source: WHO Countdown 2023 report
Why we rate it this way
MoH order 2020 (2 g/100 g fat); WHO Countdown 2023: best-practice policy became effective in 2023
2 g per 100 g fat limit in force since 2023.
Source: WHO Countdown 2023 report
Why we rate it this way
WHO Countdown 2023: best-practice policy became effective in 2023 (2 g/100 g fat)
2 g per 100 g fat limit in force since 2023.
Source: WHO Countdown 2023 report
Why we rate it this way
WHO Countdown 2023: best-practice policy became effective in 2023 (2 g/100 g fat)
2 g per 100 g fat cap since 2017, renewed by 2025 regulation.
Source: Matsne / Gov Reg 450/2025
Why we rate it this way
Decree 262/2016 on trans fat norms in food (in force 1 Aug 2017) replaced 13 Oct 2025 by Government Regulation 450 adding <= 2 g TFA/100 g fat in finished foods to Decree 508
2023 rule: max 2 g trans fat per 100 g fat in foods.
Source: Lebanon Res 78/2023
Why we rate it this way
Resolution 78/2023 art. 3: trans fat in foods max 2% of total fat (2 g/100 g); art. 6 hydrogenation must be declared (FAOLEX)
Partially hydrogenated oils banned since 2020. WHO-validated.
Source: SFDA (2020)
Why we rate it this way
SFDA technical regulation 2483: PHO use in the food industry banned (2018 rule, compliance 2020) on top of the 2%/5% caps; WHO-validated Jan 2024
PHO ban since July 2022; WHO-validated in 2025.
Source: Oman Min Res 83/2022
Why we rate it this way
Ministerial Resolution 83/2022: production, import and marketing of PHO and foods using them banned, effective 24 Jul 2022 (WHO EMRO); WHO-validated May 2025
Since Oct 2023: PHO banned, max 2 g trans fat per 100 g fat.
Source: NFSA Decision 19/2022
Why we rate it this way
NFSA Decision 19/2022 (gazetted 18 Oct 2022): max 2 g TFA/100 g fat in all foods + PHO ban, mandatory after 12 months (Oct 2023); WHO lists effective 2023
NAFDAC caps industrial trans fat at 2% of fat in all foods.
Source: NAFDAC Fats&Oils Reg 2022
Why we rate it this way
Fats, Oils and Food Containing Fats and Oils Regulations 2022 (gazette announced 7 Aug 2023): max 2% of total fat in all fats, oils and foods; WHO lists effective 2023; Resolve Oct 2025 enforcement work
Max 2 g trans fat per 100 g fat since 2011 - first in Africa.
Source: SA Reg R.249/2010
Why we rate it this way
Regulations Relating to Trans Fat in Foodstuffs R.249 (Gazette 33066, 30 Mar 2010), in force Aug 2011: max 2 g per 100 g fat in oils and foods; FAOLEX not repealed
2 g per 100 g fat cap, phased in 2011-2014; first in S. America.
Source: Chile RSA art.248 (2009)
Why we rate it this way
Decree 106/2008 amended Reglamento Sanitario de los Alimentos art. 248 (23 Apr 2009): 2 g/100 g fat in all foods, phased 2011-2014; PAHO: best practice before 2020
PHO banned and 2% cap in force since 2021.
Source: Peru DS 033-2016-SA
Why we rate it this way
Supreme Decree 033-2016-SA: 2% industrial TFA cap and PHO ban, final phase in force 2021 (PAHO 13 Aug 2021)
2% trans fat limit in all foods since 2022.
Source: Uruguay Decree 114/018
Why we rate it this way
Decree 114/018 (24 Apr 2018): 2% TFA in oils/margarine after 18 months, 2% in all foods after 4 years = 2022 (PAHO)
2% cap on all foods since September 2024.
Source: Paraguay Res SG 411
Why we rate it this way
DINAVISA Resolution S.G. 411: 2% in oils/fats and 5% other foods from Sep 2022, 2% in all foods from Sep 2024 (PAHO)
2% cap on all foods since May 2025; PHO ban due 2027.
Source: CAA art.155 tris (2023)
Why we rate it this way
Joint Resolution 16/2023 (BO 19 May 2023) rewrote Código Alimentario art. 155 tris: 2% TFA in all foods after 2 years (May 2025), ingredients 2026, PHO ban May 2027
2% cap on all foods since April 2026; PHO ban due 2027.
Source: MinSalud Res 2066/2024
Why we rate it this way
Resolution 2066 of 23 Oct 2024 (PAHO 20 Dec 2024): 2% industrial TFA in all foods after 18 months = 23 Apr 2026 (Res 2508/2012 repealed that day, art. 14); PHO ban Oct 2027
Since Sept 2023: PHO banned, max 2% industrial trans fat.
Source: LGS art.216 Bis (2023)
Why we rate it this way
DOF 24 Mar 2023 reform of Ley General de Salud art. 216 Bis, in force 20 Sep 2023: PHO prohibited, max 2% industrial TFA; WHO lists effective 2023
PHO banned since Jan 2019 - first in ASEAN. WHO-validated.
Source: Thai MoPH Notif. 388
Why we rate it this way
MoPH Notification 388 (13 Jul 2018), in force 9 Jan 2019: production, import and sale of PHO and foods containing it prohibited; WHO-validated Jan 2024
PHO banned in all foods since June 2021. WHO-validated.
Source: Singapore MOH / HPB
Why we rate it this way
Food (Amendment) Regulations: PHO banned as an ingredient in all fats, oils and pre-packaged foods from June 2021 (MOH, HPB); WHO-validated May 2025
Max 2 g trans fat per 100 g fat since 1 Sept 2025.
Source: MY Food (Amdt) Regs 2025
Why we rate it this way
New Regulation 38B, Food Regulations 1985: no sale of food with more than 2 g TFA per 100 g fat, in force 1 Sep 2025 (Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
PHO and high-trans-fat foods banned since 2023.
Source: DOH AO 2021-0039
Why we rate it this way
DOH Administrative Order 2021-0039 (effective 20 Jul 2021): PHO and high-TFA foods prohibited from 2023; WHO lists effective 2023
Max 2% industrial trans fat in all foods since end-2022.
Source: BFSA TFA Regs 2021
Why we rate it this way
Trans Fatty Acids Control Regulations issued 29 Nov 2021, in force 31 Dec 2022: max 2% of total fat in all processed and prepared foods
2% trans fat cap gazetted 2024, in force since 2025.
Source: Nepal Gazette std 2080
Why we rate it this way
Mandatory quality standard gazetted Feb 2024 (WHO Nepal 14 Feb 2024, Resolve 16 Feb 2024): max 2% industrial TFA of total fat in a food product, effective one year later (2025)
National 2% cap on all foods since March 2025.
Source: PSQCA standard Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
PSQCA national standard effective 25 Mar 2025: <2% industrial TFA of total fat across all food categories (after June 2023 six-category rule); Resolve/GHAI Apr 2025
2% cap and PHO ban in force since 1 July 2026.
Source: LK Gazette 2469/14 (2025)
Why we rate it this way
Food (Trans-Fat) Regulations 2022: 2% of total fat cap + PHO ban; start moved 3 times, Gazette 2469/14 of 31 Dec 2025 sets 1 Jul 2026 (MoH 4 Jan 2026), no later delay found
FSSAI caps industrial trans fat at 2% since 1 Jan 2022.
Source: FSSAI notif. Feb 2021
Why we rate it this way
FSSAI notification 2 Feb 2021: industrial TFA capped at 2% in edible oils, fats and all foods containing them from 1 Jan 2022
PHO banned nationwide since 1 Jan 2023.
Source: Anvisa RDC 332/2019
Why we rate it this way
Anvisa RDC 332/2019: 2 g/100 g fat from 2021, PHO banned in all foods from 1 Jan 2023 (PAHO)
PHO banned since Sept 2018 - no artificial trans fat in food.
Source: Health Canada 17 Sep 2018
Why we rate it this way
PHO added to Part 1 of the List of Contaminants and Adulterating Substances; ban in force 17 Sep 2018 incl. imports and food service
FDA banned partially hydrogenated oils - fully in force 2021.
Source: FDA PHO rule 2015/2023
Why we rate it this way
FDA 2015 determination: PHO not GRAS; final compliance 1 Jan 2021; direct final rule effective 22 Dec 2023 removed PHO from all food standards
Everywhere not listed here, trans Fat is allowed.
Restricted in 18 countries
No legal limit in GB - voluntary only. EU cap applies in N. Ireland.
Source: legislation.gov.uk + FSA
Why we rate it this way
No legal TFA limit in Great Britain: FSA chose voluntary reduction (2007), 2012 pledge; EU Reg 2019/649 applied from Apr 2021, after exit, so not retained for GB; the EU 2 g limit applies in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework (Reg 1925/2006, Annex 2)
2 g cap on vegetable oils and fats since 2008, not all foods.
Source: Swiss LGV (1 Apr 2008)
Why we rate it this way
Since 1 Apr 2008: max 2 g TFA per 100 g in vegetable oils and fats; animal fats excluded; coverage of finished foods not confirmed
Follows Swiss rule: 2 g cap on oils and fats only.
Source: Swiss food law (treaty)
Why we rate it this way
Applies Swiss food law under the customs treaty: same 2 g cap on vegetable oils and fats
2% cap on oils, margarine and spreads only since 2018.
Source: EAEU TR TS 024/2011
Why we rate it this way
TR TS 024/2011 on fat-and-oil products: 2% TFA cap in oils, margarine, spreads since 1 Jan 2018; no all-foods limit (2020 EAEU study)
2% cap on oils, margarine and spreads only since 2018.
Source: EAEU TR TS 024/2011
Why we rate it this way
TR TS 024/2011: 2% TFA cap in fat-and-oil products since 1 Jan 2018; no all-foods limit
2% cap on oils, margarine and spreads only since 2018.
Source: EAEU TR TS 024/2011
Why we rate it this way
TR TS 024/2011: 2% TFA cap in fat-and-oil products since 1 Jan 2018 (Kazakh industry 2025); no all-foods limit
2% cap on oils, margarine and spreads only since 2018.
Source: EAEU TR TS 024/2011
Why we rate it this way
TR TS 024/2011: 2% TFA cap in fat-and-oil products since 1 Jan 2018; no all-foods limit
2% cap on oils, margarine and spreads only since 2018.
Source: EAEU TR TS 024/2011
Why we rate it this way
TR TS 024/2011: 2% TFA cap in fat-and-oil products since 1 Jan 2018; no all-foods limit
2% cap on margarine and oils since 2023, not all foods.
Source: AZ sanitary rules 2023
Why we rate it this way
Sanitary norms on TFA in edible oils and solid fats approved 30 Jan 2023: max 2% in margarine and spreads; not all foods (WHO 2023: no best-practice policy)
Oils and fats capped at 2% since 2013; other foods not limited.
Source: WHO feature: Iran
Why we rate it this way
National limits on TFA in edible oils and fats (under 2% reached by 2013, WHO feature); 2018 policy review: no all-foods limit
Trans fat must be labelled (red warning since 2020); no cap.
Source: IL labelling regs 2017
Why we rate it this way
Nutritional Labelling Regulations 5778-2017 define and require trans fat on labels; red front-of-pack warning from Jan 2020; no legal limit found
PHO banned in dairy only since 2017; other foods unlimited.
Source: JSMO PHO rule 2016
Why we rate it this way
2016 PHO prohibition applies to dairy products only (compliance 1 Jan 2017); Mar 2025 national dialogue still calling for full PHO elimination
Adopting Gulf trans fat standard for oils and fats (2025).
Source: WTO G/SPS/N/KWT/168
Why we rate it this way
Jan 2025 WTO notification: Kuwait implements GSO 2483:2024 for edible oils and fats; all-foods PHO ban not confirmed
Gulf standard: 2% cap in oils, 5% in other foods.
Source: GSO 2483:2015 (WHO file)
Why we rate it this way
Bahrain filed GSO 2483:2015 with WHO as its TFA measure: 2% cap in oils/margarine, 5% in other foods - below best practice
2%/5% caps since 2019; full PHO ban targeted for 2030.
Source: UAE tech. regulation 2019
Why we rate it this way
2019 UAE technical regulation on trans fats (2%/5% split); National Healthy Nutrition Strategy 2031 targets PHO ban and 2% in all foods by 2030
2 g cap on oils, fats and margarines only since 2013.
Source: MSP Acuerdo 4439 (2013)
Why we rate it this way
Ministerial Agreement 00004439 (2013): 2 g/100 g fat in oils, fats, margarines and industry/bakery/restaurant inputs, not finished foods; PAHO 2021: needs amendment
Label must declare trans fat; no legal limit in food.
Source: GB 28050-2011 / -2025
Why we rate it this way
GB 28050: trans fat must be declared when hydrogenated oils are used; no general limit (only infant formula 3%); GB 28050-2025 mandatory from 16 Mar 2027
Trans fat on every label since 2007; no cap on content.
Source: MFDS labelling standards
Why we rate it this way
Mandatory trans fat labelling since Dec 2007 (MFDS Food Labelling Standards, display rules updated 2017); no legal limit
Show the 118 countries where it is allowed
No qualifying national law was found for these countries in the sources under Sources.
All 195 countries: is trans fat banned?
AfghanistanAllowed
AlbaniaAllowed
AlgeriaAllowed
AndorraAllowed
AngolaAllowed
Antigua & BarbudaAllowed
ArgentinaBanned
ArmeniaRestricted
AustraliaAllowed
AustriaBanned
AzerbaijanRestricted
BahamasAllowed
BahrainRestricted
BangladeshBanned
BarbadosAllowed
BelarusRestricted
BelgiumBanned
BelizeAllowed
BeninAllowed
BhutanAllowed
BoliviaAllowed
Bosnia & HerzegovinaAllowed
BotswanaAllowed
BrazilBanned
BruneiAllowed
BulgariaBanned
Burkina FasoAllowed
BurundiAllowed
CambodiaAllowed
CameroonAllowed
CanadaBanned
Cape VerdeAllowed
Central African RepublicAllowed
ChadAllowed
ChileBanned
ChinaRestricted
ColombiaBanned
ComorosAllowed
Congo - BrazzavilleAllowed
Congo - KinshasaAllowed
Costa RicaAllowed
CroatiaBanned
CubaAllowed
CyprusBanned
CzechiaBanned
Côte d’IvoireAllowed
DenmarkBanned
DjiboutiAllowed
DominicaAllowed
Dominican RepublicAllowed
EcuadorRestricted
EgyptBanned
El SalvadorAllowed
Equatorial GuineaAllowed
EritreaAllowed
EstoniaBanned
EswatiniAllowed
EthiopiaAllowed
FijiAllowed
FinlandBanned
FranceBanned
GabonAllowed
GambiaAllowed
GeorgiaBanned
GermanyBanned
GhanaAllowed
GreeceBanned
GrenadaAllowed
GuatemalaAllowed
GuineaAllowed
Guinea-BissauAllowed
GuyanaAllowed
HaitiAllowed
HondurasAllowed
HungaryBanned
IcelandBanned
IndiaBanned
IndonesiaAllowed
IranRestricted
IraqAllowed
IrelandBanned
IsraelRestricted
ItalyBanned
JamaicaAllowed
JapanAllowed
JordanRestricted
KazakhstanRestricted
KenyaAllowed
KiribatiAllowed
KuwaitRestricted
KyrgyzstanRestricted
LaosAllowed
LatviaBanned
LebanonBanned
LesothoAllowed
LiberiaAllowed
LibyaAllowed
LiechtensteinRestricted
LithuaniaBanned
LuxembourgBanned
MadagascarAllowed
MalawiAllowed
MalaysiaBanned
MaldivesAllowed
MaliAllowed
MaltaBanned
Marshall IslandsAllowed
MauritaniaAllowed
MauritiusAllowed
MexicoBanned
MicronesiaAllowed
MoldovaBanned
MonacoAllowed
MongoliaAllowed
MontenegroAllowed
MoroccoAllowed
MozambiqueAllowed
Myanmar (Burma)Allowed
NamibiaAllowed
NauruAllowed
NepalBanned
NetherlandsBanned
New ZealandAllowed
NicaraguaAllowed
NigerAllowed
NigeriaBanned
North KoreaAllowed
North MacedoniaBanned
NorwayBanned
OmanBanned
PakistanBanned
PalauAllowed
Palestinian TerritoriesAllowed
PanamaAllowed
Papua New GuineaAllowed
ParaguayBanned
PeruBanned
PhilippinesBanned
PolandBanned
PortugalBanned
QatarAllowed
RomaniaBanned
RussiaRestricted
RwandaAllowed
SamoaAllowed
San MarinoAllowed
Saudi ArabiaBanned
SenegalAllowed
SerbiaAllowed
SeychellesAllowed
Sierra LeoneAllowed
SingaporeBanned
SlovakiaBanned
SloveniaBanned
Solomon IslandsAllowed
SomaliaAllowed
South AfricaBanned
South KoreaRestricted
South SudanAllowed
SpainBanned
Sri LankaBanned
St. Kitts & NevisAllowed
St. LuciaAllowed
St. Vincent & GrenadinesAllowed
SudanAllowed
SurinameAllowed
SwedenBanned
SwitzerlandRestricted
SyriaAllowed
São Tomé & PríncipeAllowed
TajikistanAllowed
TanzaniaAllowed
ThailandBanned
Timor-LesteAllowed
TogoAllowed
TongaAllowed
Trinidad & TobagoAllowed
TunisiaAllowed
TurkmenistanAllowed
TuvaluAllowed
TürkiyeBanned
UgandaAllowed
UkraineBanned
United Arab EmiratesRestricted
United KingdomRestricted
United StatesBanned
UruguayBanned
UzbekistanAllowed
VanuatuAllowed
Vatican CityAllowed
VenezuelaAllowed
VietnamAllowed
YemenAllowed
ZambiaAllowed
ZimbabweAllowed
Sources
Counted as banned: a national law in force in 2026 that either bans partially hydrogenated oils (the main source of artificial trans fat) or caps industrial trans fat at 2 g per 100 g of fat in ALL foods - the WHO's definition. Rules that only cover oils and margarine, labelling-only rules, or laws not yet in force are shown as restricted. Natural trans fat in butter, milk and meat is never part of these laws.
- WHO Countdown reports + validation: WHO 'Countdown to 2023' (53 countries end-2023; 2023 adopters EG MX NG MK PH MD UA) and 19 May 2025 release ('nearly 60 countries'); validated: DK LT PL SA TH (2024), AT NO OM SG (2025)
- EUR-Lex / national gazettes: Reg (EU) 2019/649 (2 g/100 g fat, 1 Apr 2021); FDA PHO rules; Health Canada 17 Sep 2018; FSSAI Feb 2021; Anvisa RDC 332; CAA art. 155 tris; MinSalud Res 2066/2024; DOF 24 Mar 2023; Sri Lanka Gazette 2469/14; Matsne (Georgia)
- PAHO / Resolve to Save Lives / regulators: PAHO 13 Aug 2021 + 20 Dec 2024 releases; Resolve statements (NP, PK, LK, EG); SFDA, MOH Singapore, NAFDAC, NFSA, PSQCA, MOH Malaysia notices; FSA/George Institute for the UK, AU/NZ voluntary status
Each country in the lists names the source for its rule; countries not listed had no qualifying national law in these sources. Laws as of Oct 23, 2026. We map the law on the books, not how well it is enforced.
26 of the 77 countries listed rely on EU Reg (EU) 2019/649, the newest worldwide data we found. Countries with a newer source were checked against current law.
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