edible oil

Edible Oil Units Must Register Under Amended VOPPA Order, 2025 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- October 27, 2025
Key Update The Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, has made registration mandatory for all edible oil manufacturers, processors, blenders, re-packers, and other stakeholders under the amended Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (VOPPA). The amendment, notified in 2025, requires every unit in the edible oil
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SOPA Questions FSSAI’s Olive Oil Push, Seeks Equal Focus on Local Oils 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety
- September 12, 2025
Key Development The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has voiced strong objections to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) recent promotion of olive oil as a healthy cooking oil option. SOPA argues that olive oil’s high cost limits its consumption to a small, affluent segment, making the promotion unrepresentative of the
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SEA Demands Action Against Misleading Claims on Refined Edible Oils 0
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- July 31, 2025
Key Development The Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) has urged the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to take immediate action against a viral video that spreads false information about refined edible oils. In an official letter to the authorities, SEA objected to a video posted by
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SC Ruling on Coconut Oil Classification: Focus on Labeling 0
- A to Z, Food Laws, Food Safety, News
- December 20, 2024
Report The Supreme Court (SC) has settled a 15-year dispute over the classification of pure coconut oil under the Central Excise Tariff Act of 1985. The three-member bench ruled that companies must classify coconut oil sold in small quantities, ranging from 5 ml to 2 litres, as ‘edible oil,’ unless they label it as a
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