Monsanto receives green light for trans-fat-free soy oil
Monsanto has received a status of Generally Recognised As Safe for its new line of low-linolenic-acid Vistive Gold soybeans, giving a green light to food manufacturers and fast food companies for testing of the product.
Linolenic acid shortens shelf life and stability of soy oil, requiring partial hydrogenation – the process which produces trans fats – to reduce the acid. Monsanto’s Vistive soybeans, bred with minimal linolenic acid, won’t require this processing.
Existing Monsanto Vistive soy oils have been adopted by large food companies, including KFC and Kellogs, to reduce the amount of trans fats in their products. The new Vistive Gold, previously known as Vistive III, adds stability at high temperatures and significantly extended fry life.
Originial Vistive oils were created with selective breeding of existing soy traits, and then were genetically modified to include the Roundup Ready trait. The new bean will include the Vistive Gold trait as well.
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So now the fast food companies are doing scientific testing of the product?
What is this world coming too?
Who is collecting the data?
who is doing scientific studies how it effects people long term?
Anyone at all or is KFried Chicken doing that too? Hmmm……
I alway thought products had to be fully tested before release.
Monsanto it seems is the exception.