Camire Featured in HuffPost Live Video on Trans Fats

Mary Ellen Camire, University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition and president of the Institute of Food Technologists, was a featured guest in the HuffPost Live video “What’s behind the government’s ban on trans fats?” A coming court ruling could mean the end of most trans fats, according to the video, but some members of the food industry warn of potential consequences. “The functionality is probably the biggest point. It’s more about the texture you get and not so much about the flavor,” Camire said of the benefits of using trans fats. She said the alternative would be going back to using foods such as lard. “We really don’t have a lot of options. It’s either go to more saturated fats or work with fats that are more likely to get rancid,” she said.