WHAT YOU
SEE IS NOT WHAT YOU GET!
DON’T GET
CHEATED BY
WHAT YOU
SEE ON EDIBLE OIL PACKETS..
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FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1.
Sale of blended edible oil is permitted with blending within permissible
limits. Percentage of one oil in the
blended oil shall not be less
than 20%
2.
Blended oils
shall be sold only with “Agmark”
Logo; Percentage of blending and name of the oil shall be mentioned on the label.
3.
Product shall be declared as “Blended Edible Vegetable oil”.
Not by name of any one of the
blended oils. No misleading logo or picture shall be present on label
4.
The following label declarations shall be present on the oil packet.
a.
Name of the oil
b.
Manufacturers name & address
c.
Weight/volume of the oil
d.
Batch number or
code number
e.
Manufacturing date
f.
Best before date
g.
Vegetarian logo
h.
Statutory declarations as required by Food Safety
& Standards Regulations 2011
5.
Statutory declaration “free from Argemone oil” shall be present on labels
6.
As per Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 penalty for misleading statements on
the label is up to
3 Lakhs
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7.
Consumers Association of India collected 14 samples sold as Ground Nut Oil from six districts of Tamil Nadu
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Name of the District
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No of samples
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Salem
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3
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Dharmapuri
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2
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Chennai
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1
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Villupuram
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1
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Erode
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6
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Trichy
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1
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All the 14 samples carried the picture of “GROUND NUTS” on the front panel of the packets indicating that the product inside was
groundnut oil.
8. On analysis of the packets
and quality parameters of oils in a
laboratory most of them were not found to be ground nut oil.
9.
As per Food Safety Standards Rules 2011 and
Regulations 2011 all food packets should carry FSSAI Logo and Licence Number
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But only 21% had FSSAI Logo and 79% failed
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Only 36% carried FSSAI Licence Number and 64% did
not carry licence number.
10.Declaration on the
front panel
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14% of samples were declared as Blended Cooking Oil
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14% of samples were declared as Blended Edible Vegetable Oil
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36% of samples were declared as Ground Nut Oil
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29% of samples were declared as Cooking Oil
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7% of samples were declared as Edible
Vegetable Oil
11.
Claims on the reverse side of the packet
· 1 Sample claimed to contain ground nut oil 10%
· 6 Samples claimed to contain ground nut oil 20%
· 2 samples claimed to contain ground nut oil 30%
· 1 Sample claimed to contain RBD Palmolein oil 100%
· 4 Samples claimed to contain ground nut oil 100%
12.
Consumers Association of India tested
six groundnut oil samples and one
sunflower oil sample in a Laboratory to
check the quality.
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4 Samples contained
100 % Palmolien Oil &
No groundnut oil
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1 Sample contained 100% Cotton Seed Oil & No
groundnut oil
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1 Sample contained 90% Palmolein Oil & only
10% ground nut oil
13.
42% of the packets did not carry the “Agmark Logo”
which is a mandatory requirement.
14.
28% of oil packetss did not contain the statutory
statements of the products being free
from “Argemone Oil”
The above
observations indicate that consumers are targeted with cheaper oil in the name
of Ground Nut Oil. Their belief on
consuming ground nut oil for its taste, flavor and quality was in vain. They were not only economically but also nutritionally
deceived.
Edible
oil Is an essential nutrient and contributes oil soluble vitamins and highest amount of energy for the
body.
As a surprise check we also tested one sunflower
oil which was found to contain 50% cotton seed oil and 50% palmolien
Mr G. Santhanarajan,
Director FooD Safety,
Consumers
association of India.
Mobile: 98400 81401.
M.Somasundaram
Liaison Officer,
Consumers Association
of India ,
Concert Trust
Concert Training Academy
Chennai 600 115
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