AreaIndia
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityCoconut oil
Date01/04/2015
Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing
Policy InstrumentFood safety
DescriptionBanned nine brands of coconut oil in Kerala State, following detection of severe adulteration.
NotesIn Kerala State, following reports on contamination in rice, the local government informed that measures to prevent adulteration in all food items would be strengthened. With respect to past cases of coconut oil adulteration (see MPPU May14), official sources said that no new instances of adulteration with mineral oil had been detected. However, numerous samples of coconut oil contaminated with edible palm and palm kernel oil had been found, triggering action against concerned manufacturers and distributors. Meanwhile, a local association of coconut oil producers is said to have launched a website to throw light on brands that sell adulterated oil in the market. Customers can have their oil checked for adulteration at government approved laboratories, and the results of these tests will be published on-line along with the brands name.
