Beyond Oil, an Israeli company based in Kibbutz Yifat, has developed an innovative technological formula that promises healthier consumption of fried food. This breakthrough addresses a global problem: the repeated use of frying oil, which leads to the development of harmful substances like burnt food particles, free fatty acids (FFA), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and acrylamide (AA), increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
The widespread practice of repeatedly using frying oil for days is a major health issue worldwide. This deep-rooted habit in the global food industry occurs in restaurant kitchens, hotels, catering services, and fried food factories. Changing the oil each time, as done domestically or even once daily, would drastically increase food prices. Consumers are largely unaware of this issue and lack the power to effect necessary changes. Solutions need to come from governments and health organizations globally.
Extensive research in medical and scientific literature, including health authorities in the U.S. and Europe and various legislative bodies, shows a direct link between eating fried food in "recycled oil," which makes up about 20% of our diet, and inhaling fumes from such oil, to severe health conditions like cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, lung issues, and obesity, affecting individuals throughout their lives.
The company’s studies, in collaboration with renowned experts from the Hebrew University and hospitals, confirm that Beyond Oil's filtration powder absorbs toxins and effectively restores oil to its original state. This allows restaurants to reuse oil over several days while protecting consumers and kitchen staff.
Prof. Oren Frochter, Head of Pulmonology and Respiratory Intensive Care at Wolfson Medical Center and the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, highlights in his study that "kitchen staff in restaurants, hotels, event halls, and frying plants inhale frying fumes throughout their work hours without knowing the critical fact that the food is fried in the same oil hundreds of times over several days, exposing them to the risk of various cancers." His research concludes, "The medical field usually reports on new drugs and treatments for cancer to help humanity cope with this deadly disease causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this case, using Beyond Oil's filtration powder is a preventive measure that can reduce illness caused by exposure to frying fumes."
Prof. Frochter urges global health systems to collaborate with Beyond Oil: "Beyond Oil's innovative solution makes a substantial contribution to humanity in the medical field by reducing morbidity and mortality from cancers caused by exposure to frying fumes, thereby significantly improving overall population health. The preventive health approach, as mentioned above, which most health systems worldwide adopt, can benefit from increased public awareness, appropriate regulation and enforcement, and greater awareness of this morbidity and its sources."
Many restaurants and institutional kitchens in Israel and worldwide already use Beyond Oil's solution. Beyond Oil's stock has recently started trading on the Canadian stock exchange with a significant rise in share value. The company aims to establish the formula as a mandatory global health standard. In Israel, Beyond Oil's powder is exclusively distributed by Fandango, Israel's largest oil collection company, which invested in the company in a recent funding round announced on the stock exchange.
Beyond Oil calls on governments and health organizations to adopt the technology as a mandatory standard. The company believes its solution can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality related to consuming fried food in contaminated oil and save billions in healthcare costs worldwide.