The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2020 on the 27th August, 2020.
The sub-regulation 2.2.1 relating to Oils is amended to provide that:
If the oil is obtained by the method of solvent extraction, it shall be supplied for human consumption only after refining and shall conform to the standards laid down under regulation 2.2.1 (16). The oil so refined shall not contain hexane more than 5.0 ppm. The oil obtained by expelled pressed method shall be free from hexane residues. This regulation shall apply to Groundnut Oil, Flaxseed or Linseed Oil, Rape-seed oil (toria oil) or mustard oil, Poppy seed oil, Safflower seed oil, Imported Safflower seed oil and Safflower seed oil, Taramira Oil, Til Oil, Niger seed Oil, Soyabean Oil, Maize (Corn)Oil, Watermelon seed oil, Imported Sunflower seed oil and Sunflower seed oil or Avocado oil.
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or may be sent by e-mail at regulation@fssai.gov.in
