Rules, but as good as not

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Rules, but as good as not [1]

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 includes specific standards on edible oils giving broad specification for different oils.
The act allows two different oils to be blended and sold. The specifications do not lay down guidelines on fatty acid composition of different oils.
There are specifications for vanaspati. Companies can mix any quantity of any

Publication Date:

14/02/2009

Source: Down to Earth [2]

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