Area
India
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Vegetable oil, trans-fatty acid
Date
01/01/2019
Policy Category
Other
Policy Instrument
Food standards
Description
Published revised standards for refined vegetable oil and blended edible vegetable oil, and lowered the maximum permitted content of trans-fatty acid with effect from January 2021.
Notes
Indias Food Safety and Standards Authority has published revised standards for refined vegetable oil and blended edible vegetable oil. It also lowered the maximum permitted content of trans fatty acid from currently 5 percent (by weight) to 3 percent and 2 percent starting in, respectively, January 2021 and January 2022.
