Many companies say they're already meeting Food and Drug Administration demands to get rid of artificial trans fats — three years ahead of the deadline.

The FDA on Tuesday unveiled new rules requiring companies to eliminate almost all partially hydrogenated oils from food products by June 2018.

Companies including Starbucks Corp., McDonald’s Corp. and Long John Silver’s have said they stopped using trans fat in their food.

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