Markets and Trade
AreaIndia
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityOlive oil
Date01/10/2013
Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing
Policy InstrumentMarket regulation
DescriptionIssued regulations for the domestic olive oil market by the Food Safety and Standards Authority, with aim to standardize product preventing impurities, adulteration and other health-related problems.
NotesINDIA – olive oil standards: As olive oil is becoming better known and more widely used in the country, the country’s Food Safety and Standards Authority decided to issue regulations for the domestic olive oil market. The aim is to standardize the (mostly imported) product so as to prevent impurities, adulteration and other health-related problems.