The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India vide circular dated 5 September, 2022 has clarified that blends of oils/emulsions/hydrogenated vegetable oils can be used only as intermediate product for manufacture of other food products by Food Business Operators and shall be sold on a B2B basis only. Retail sale of the product is strictly prohibited.
Records of inventory shall shall be maintained by seller and buyer of the blends of oils/emulsions/hydrogenated vegetable oils. It shall be sold only in unit packs of quantity less than 500ml or 500gms.
