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FSSAI proposes to amend regulations pertaining to edible oil claims

Saturday, 13 April, 2019, 08 : 00 AM [IST]

Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi

FSSAI has proposed to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018, pertaining to claims and advertisements, by including a suggestive positive list of claims for edible oils based on their intrinsic characteristics.

The country’s apex food regulator said that the purpose of such amendment was essentially to address the issue of claims appearing on packages of oils without any logic or scientific rationale, which largely led to consumer misinformation.

These regulations are called the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) First Amendment Regulations, 2019.

The amendment related to Clause (2a), referring to claims, including nutrient function claims for edible vegetable oils, be made as provided in Schedule – VI.

Schedule – VI

List of claims for edible vegetable oils

Serial number	Edible vegetable oil				Claims
(1)	(2)				(3)
1	Coconut oil	?	Contains medium chain fatty acids that are easily metabolised.

2	Corn oil	?	Rich in Omega-6 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-6 PUFA,
			linoleic acid);
		?	Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid that helps lowering of
			plasma cholesterol.

3	Cottonseed oil	?	Rich in Omega-6 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-6 PUFA,
			linoleic acid);
		?	Linoleic	acid	is an essential fatty acid that helps lowering of
			plasma cholesterol;
		? Contains Tocopherols which are natural antioxidants.

4	Groundnut oil	?	Contains	Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acid (MUFA) and Omega-6
			Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-6 PUFA) that helps lowering
			of plasma cholesterol;
		? Contains Tocopherols which are natural antioxidants.

5	Linseed/flax seed oil	?	Rich in Omega-3 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-3 PUFA,
			Alpha linolenic acid);
		? Alpha linolenic acid is an essential fatty acid that contributes to the
			maintenance of normal blood cholesterol.

6	Mustard/rapeseed oil (low	?	Rich in	Mono	Unsaturated Fatty Acid (MUFA) that helps in
	erucic)		Lowering LDL Cholesterol;

Contains Omega-3 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-3 PUFA, Alpha linolenic acid)

Alpha linolenic acid

is an essential fatty acid that contributes to

the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol.

Mustard oil

Contains Omega-3 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-3 PUFA)

Alpha linolenic acid

is an essential fatty acid that contributes to

the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol

? Contains Tocopherols which are natural antioxidants.

Olive oil/olive pomace

Rich in

Mono unsaturated fatty

acids

(MUFA) that

helps

Oil/Extra virgin olive oil

Lowering LDL Cholesterol;

? Contains polyphenols which are natural antioxidants.

Safflower oil

Rich in Omega-6 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-6 PUFA,

linoleic acid)

? Linoleic acid is an essential Fatty acid that helps lowering plasma

cholesterol.

Palm kernel oil

Contains medium chain fatty acids that are easily metabolised.

Palmolein oil

Contains

tocopherolsand

tocotrienols

which are

natural

antioxidants.

Rice bran oil

Contains MUFA and Omega-6 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid

(Omega-6 PUFA) that helps lowering of plasma cholesterol

Contains

Oryzanol,

Tocopherols

and

Tocotrienols

which are

natural antioxidants

Oryzanol has hypocholesterolemic

activity.

13.

Sesame oil

Contains equal proportions of

MUFA (oleic acid) and

Omega-6

Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-6 PUFA, Linoleic acid) that

helps lowering of

plasma cholesterol

Contians

lignans

which are antioxidants,

Lignans

possess

hypocholesterolemic and

Anti-inflammatory

acitivities.

? Contains tocopherols which are natural antioxidants.

Soybean oil

Contains

Omega-6 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-6

PUFA,linoleic acid) and Omega-3 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid

(Omega-3 PUFA, alpha linolenic acid) in appropriate proportions

suggested by RDA guidelines of ICMR.

Linoleic acid is an essential Fatty acids that helps lowering of plasma cholesterol.

Alpha linolenic acid is an essential fatty acid that contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol.

? Contains tocopherols which are natural antioxidant.



15	Sunflower oil	? Rich in Omega-6 Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (Omega-6 PUFA,
		linoleic acid).
		? Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid that helps lowering of
		plasma cholesterol.
		? Contains tocopherols which are natural antioxidant.