The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India vide its order dated 20th January 2022 has issued direction on disposal of used cooked oil.
FSSAI in its earlier order dated 30th January 2019 has notified that the cooking oil having developed Total Polar Compounds (TPCs) of more than 25% shall not be topped up with fresh oil.
However the above provision has been reviewed keeping in view the available testing protocol and related enforcement issues and has decided to remove the provision with immediate effect.
As per the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration) First Amendment Regulation 2017, the oil is not suitable for use if TPC is above 25 % . Also, used oil should not be topped with fresh oil.
According to FSSAI, repeated frying of oil leads to changes in physiochemical, nutritional and sensory properties of edible oil and the toxicity of TPCs is associated with several diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and liver diseases.
