11 Aug 2023 --- The FDA has issued a direct final rule to stop the usage of partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) in food, which solidifies its June 2015 discernment that PHOs are no longer GRAS for any human food. We examine what the finer details of the final rule mean and take a look back at what has happened in recent years since manufacturers have been developing alternative solutions to bypass PHO use and formulate workaround solutions geared toward healthy products.