USCA White Paper, August 11, 2004 Executive Summary Congress enacted protection for consumers as part of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA) that required the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mandate disclosures by manufacturers about the nutritional value of purchased foods. The mandatory disclosures include specific statements about the amount of […] Read More...

The following U.S.restaurants and other food service entities have publicly announced their current or planned use of canola oil as a trans fat-free, low saturated fat cooking oil: National Chains CKE Restaurants (Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr) Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster) McDonald’s (canola oil-based blend) Taco Bell Supermarket Delis Acme Albertsons Associated Food Stores bigg’s Cub Foods Farm Fresh Hornbacher’s Jewel-Osco Lucky Marsh Supermarkets No Frills Supermarkets (trans […] Read More...

What is trans fat? Trans fat is artificially formed when liquid vegetable oils are turned into solid fat using a process called partial hydrogenation, hence, the term partially hydrogenated (PH) oils. Trans fat also occur naturally in low amounts in some foods. Why is trans fat bad? Just like saturated fat, trans fat increases LDL levels or […] Read More...

Canola is one the heathiest oils on the market: 1. Canola oil is the lowest in saturated fat of any commonly consumed vegetable oil. It has half the saturated fat of olive oil and almost as much monounsaturated fat. Nutrition research shows that the unsaturated fat in canola oil may be beneficial in reducing the risk […] Read More...

Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005 On Aug. 8, President George Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005, H.R. 6 (complete text online at http://thomas.loc.gov) as passed by the House and Senate. This is good news for agriculture and canola, which is an excellent feedstock for biodiesel production (see related article on […] Read More...