Fake Coconut Oil Sold in Kerala at Half Price Ahead of Onam; Source Unit Sealed0

• Food Hygiene, Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
• August 22, 2025

Key Development Authorities have uncovered large-scale adulteration of coconut oil sold in Kerala at unusually low prices ahead of Onam. Marketed as “pure traditional coconut oil,” some shops offered it for nearly half the usual rate — around ₹270 per litre instead of ₹500. Investigations traced the source to a Kanniyakumari unit, which has since