AreaIndia
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityVegetable oil, trans-fatty acid
Date01/01/2019
Policy CategoryOther
Policy InstrumentFood standards
DescriptionPublished 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.
NotesIndias 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.
