Oil in sachets a must now

  • 30/07/2010

  • Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

P M Raghunandan, July 29, Bangalore: The State Government has at last has taken a crucial step towards ensuring quality and quantity in the supply of edible oil to consumers. As many as 29 widely-used edible oils, including refined vegetable oil, coconut oil and sunflower oil have to be sold in packaged sachets, henceforth. The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, in a recent order, has directed implementation of Edible Oil Packing (Regulation) in the State. The move comes 12 years after the Centre