Marks & Spencer to remove hydrogenated fats from its food range

29/11/05 The move follows the retailer’s recent groundbreaking initiative to remove all artificial flavourings, artificial colourings and hydrogenated fats from all its chilled ready meals – setting leading standards in food retailing.

The additive and hydrogenated fat-free ready meals have been in store since October and today the retailer went one step further when it confirmed that all its foods would be free from hydrogenated fats by mid 2006.

This is a major milestone and follows on from the first ever additive-free range, Cook!™ launched by the retailer last month. Marks & Spencer has achieved a number of food industry firsts¹ including the removal of MSG 10 years ago and banning the use of Tartrazine 20 years ago.

Earlier this year, Marks & Spencer embarked on a major additive reduction programme. The aim was to reduce all unnecessary additives² and simplify compound ingredients in all its ready meals.

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