If you are a manufacturer, stockist, or grocery shop owner, think twice before blending any other oil with mustard oil. It could lead to massive penalties and imprisonment.

One of the latest regulations of the government of India after due deliberations has directed Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI) to prohibit blending in mustard oil from October 1st, 2020, and to facilitate manufacture and sale of pure mustard oil for domestic consumption.

The edible oil manufacturers or processors, who have the Govt. registered Food License for the production of blended edible vegetable oil with mustard oil, have been directed to sell their existing stocks of mustard oil/mustard seeds.

FSSAI’s restriction on Blending and Adulteration -

The blending of two edible oils is mixing any two or more types of oils in a fixed proportion. This is permitted by FSSAI, provided the proportion by weight of any edible vegetable oil is not less than 20 percent.

Adulteration has no specific ratio for mixing and is totally banned by FSSAI. This is done to protect the consumer's interest from impure and adulterated food.

In recent times, FSSAI has launched mobile inspection vans to scrutinize and ensuring the hygienic quality of the available sold oil for human consumption. So, it is advisable to get an FSSAI Food License before being penalized for misconduct.

How to get FSSAI License –

If you are a Food Business Operator (FBO) owning a food chain, hotel, restaurant, dark kitchen or wholesaler, distributor, or retailer it is mandatory to own an FSSAI License depending on your scale of business.

Unless you do so you might end up paying a hefty fine! Trust the market leaders regarding the FSSAI Food License and register your entity easily online in a matter of minutes with our team of qualified experts and more than 1,20,000 satisfied consumers from every corner of India.

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