Fast food chain KFC is cutting potentially harmful trans fats from products sold in Ireland and the UK.
The global brand will phase in a "low trans" blend of cooking oil at its 713 stores from next month.
It is the latest firm to respond to concerns over links between trans fats, increased cholesterol levels and coronary heart disease.
McDonald's now uses non-hydrogenated cooking oil at its 1,214 UK restaurants. KFC said its new oil blend was made mainly from sunflower and rapeseed oil.
Martin Shuker, chief executive of the chain for the UK and Ireland, said: "We have worked hard over the past two years to remove trans fats without sacrificing the great taste that is the foundation of our brand."
The new oil will contain less than 1 per cent trans fat. Trans fats are made from a vegetable oil base and are used as an ingredient in processed foods.
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