In clarification of the way the 1% has been used, I'll say that the 1% refers to how much energy is brought by trans fat. The objective is to not have trans fat account for more than 1% of the energy coming from the diet.
The way that Health Canada supported the work of the trans fat task force in that regard was to look at the Canadian diet and at the available products. There were a number of assessments and evaluations conducted, using different levels of trans fat as an ingredient in the foods, to see what levels we would need to have in foods in order to be at or below the 1% of energy coming from the diet through trans fat.
The health minister concurred with the outcome of the trans fat task force's work, saying that in order to reach the 1% target, we need to get the levels of trans fat from food at 2% or lower for oils and spreadable margarines, and at 5% or lower for the rest of the food.