Step-by-step applying to the Validation Programme for Trans Fat Elimination

Overview

This document aims to guide national competent authorities to complete the Trans Fat Elimination Validation Certificate Application Form. National competent authorities are eligible to apply for Trans Fat Elimination Validation when they can answer the following questions positively and provide the supporting evidence.

• The country has a best-practice trans-fat elimination mandatory policy in effect.
• The country has an established monitoring programme covering both domestically produced and imported food products to ensure compliance with the best-practice policy.
• The country has an established mechanism to implement enforcement activities to track and hold violators of the policy accountable.

The document will provide an explanation of the types of evidence necessary to support the application. In addition, it will give details of the validation process and the assessment of the applications.