New Delhi, May 20 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) May 19, 2025 officially recognised four countries - Austria, Norway, Oman and Singapore - for their outstanding leadership in eliminating industrially produced trans fats from their national food supplies.

The announcement came on the opening day of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the WHO, presented validation certificates to countries that effectively implemented best-practice policies and maintained robust monitoring and enforcement.

But the global progress towards the 2025 goal remains inadequate, despite policy intention across regions. When WHO launched its call to eliminate industrially produced tran...