Tuesday, February 06, 2007
The Bell Tolls for Trans Fat
Another fast-food giant is joining the growing movement to reduce or eliminate trans fat. Taco Bell, the nation's largest quick service Mexican food chain, said it would elimate trans fat from 15 menu items, and that by April all 5800 of its restaurants would switch to a trans-fat-free canola oil for frying. Some menu items, such as the Grilled Stuff Burrito, will still contain trans fats.
Taco Bell is owned by Yum Brands, Inc. also the parent company of Pizza Hut and KFC, the fried chicken chain that announced in October it was switching to trans-fat-free oil for frying.
Burger King announced in late November that it would begin testing of trans-fat-free menu items in selected restaurants by March 1 and Arby's said it would stop using trans fats for its french fries.
BUT McDonald's continues to struggle with switching to trans-fat-free oil.
