34. Underlines the fact that industrially processed trans-fatty acids pose a serious, well documented and unnecessary threat to the health of Europeans and should be addressed with an appropriate legislative initiative seeking to eliminate effectively industrially processed trans-fatty acids from food products;

35. Underlines that industrially processed trans-fatty acids pose a serious, well documented and unnecessary threat to the health of Europeans and should be addressed with an appropriate legislative initiative seeking to eliminate effectively industrially processed trans-fatty acids from food products;

It rivals tobacco as the most serious public health issue in the country.

It is a big problem, the trans fats issue.

7. Urges the Council and the Commission to include in future trade and development agreements, irrespective of, and in addition to, the clause for the respect of human rights, a specific clause providing for the imposition of sanctions and, ultimately, the suspension of the agreement in cases of serious and repeated violations of women's rights (meaning widespread episodes of violence such as genital mutilation, mutilation with acid, public castigation, burning, blood feuds, stoning, raping and trafficking in women, murders of honour, forced marriages and slavery);

The citric acid cartel was a very serious violation of EU competition law, but was of a medium duration (between one and five years).