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SHANGHAI, Oct. 26, 2020 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On October 24, the International Forum on Zero Trans-Fat Oil, organized by the

Grease Branch of the Chinese Cereals and Oils Association and Yihai Kerry

Group, and co-organized by the oil provider Arawana Sunshine, was held in

Shanghai. This was the response of the Chinese food sector to WHO's REPLACE

action package. The emergence of trans-fat-free cooking oils indicates that

China is about to enter the 5G oil era.

WHO estimates that every year, trans-fat intake results in more than 500,000

deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases. Professor Jennifer Coates, a WHO

expert, explained at the Forum: more than 40,000 Chinese per 1 million of the

population are at risk from intake of trans-fatty acids (TFA).

According to the report Risk Assessment of Dietary Trans-Fatty Acids Intake in

the Chinese Population released in 2012, about half the TFA intake of Chinese

people in large cities came from cooking oils.

Based on this, Yihai Kerry Group invested more than 200 million yuan in

systematic and comprehensive research into green processing technology with

precision and moderation factored in, and accelerated it into industrial

application, thereby launching the healthy oil era of Arawana Sunshine Zero

Trans-Fat Vegetable Oils. To date, Arawana Sunshine has marketed corn oil,

sunflower seed oil, canola oil and soybean oil under the Sunshine brand.

Professor Walter Willett of Harvard University said: "Arawana Sunshine zero

trans-fat vegetable oils help China to control the intake of TFA at the source,

thereby avoiding the health risks posed by TFA to 1.4 billion people."

Now Arawana is pursuing a new international path with its Sunshine Zero

Trans-Fat Vegetable Oils, seeking to implement the REPLACE action package and

to offer more dining options for Chinese people.

Source: Yihai Kerry Group

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   Caption: Summary of Jennifer Coates' report Progress, Policies and Commitments to

Eliminating Trans-Fats from the Global Food Supply Chain

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   Caption: Abstract of Risk Assessment of Dietary Trans-Fatty Acids Intake in the Chinese

Population

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   Caption: Main Screen of the International Forum on Zero Trans-Fat Oil

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   Caption: The signing ceremony for Sunshine Arawana Global Joint Initiative for Zero

Trans-Fat Oil