Kommissionen kunne således vælge at justere EU-standarden opad og udstrække forbuddet til at gælde samtlige medlemsstater. Men under pres fra multinationale firmaer, der ønskede at sænke deres produktionsomkostninger, foreslog Kommissionen i april 1996 et direktiv, der gav tilladelse til at tilsætte mindre ædle vegetabilske fedtstoffer.
The Commission then had the choice of setting the European standard at the maximum quality level and extending the ban to all Member States but, under pressure from multinational companies wishing to reduce their production costs, in April 1996 the Commission proposed a directive authorising the addition of a minimum level of vegetable fats.