Govt makes it must to specify blend percentage of edible oils
The Agriculture Ministry has issued a notification making it mandatory for edible oil producers to specify the blend percentage in edible oil, especially if they are multi-source. According to the notification, these new rules will apply only in case of multi-source edible oils processed by blending any permitted edible vegetable oils.
The Agriculture Ministry has issued a notification making it mandatory for edible oil producers to specify the blend percentage in edible oil, especially if they are multi-source. According to the notification, these new rules will apply only in case of multi-source edible oils processed by blending any permitted edible vegetable oils.
The gazette notification issued on July 5, says: “These rules may be called the Multi-Source Edible Oils Grading and Marking Rules, 2023.” The previous “Blended Edible Vegetable Oils (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1991” has been superseded by these new rules, it said. The new rules have been notified under the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937.
Providing guidelines on blended edible oils, it said companies must write prominently on the label, after the brand name, that it is a “Multi-Source Edible Oil”. The next line should describe the blending volume, clearly mentioning the names and volume of the edible oils and whether they are in raw or refined form. For pack size of less than one litre, the font size of the label declaration - Multi-Source Edible Oil, shall not be less than three millimetres with the length of the declaration statement as thirty-five millimetres minimum, and for label declaration, font size shall not be less than two millimetres, it prescribed.
For pack size between 1-5 litre, the font size of the label declaration - Multi-Source Edible Oil shall not be less than four millimetres with the length of the declaration statement as 45-millimetre minimum. The font size shall not be less than 2.5 millimetres for label declaration.
