Used Cooking Oil
not Suitable for Repeat Use, TPC Limit Fixed at 25% from 1 July 2018
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Note dated 03.11.2017
Standards relating to total polar compounds in
cooking oil
Repeated frying of oil leads to changes in physiochemical,
nutritional and sensory properties of edible oil. Therefore, it is important to
monitor quality of oil to avoid the use of degraded oil for cooking purposes.
At present, there are general provisions in regulation to avoid re-use of
cooking oil i.e. ‘re-heating and reuse of oil should be avoided as far as
possible. Avoid using leftover oil wherever possible’. Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing
and Registration of Food Businesses) First Amendment Regulation, 2017 w.r.t
quality of vegetable oil for repeated frying in the official gazette of India.
This regulation prescribes the limit for Total Polar Compounds
(TPC) to be maximum 25% beyond which the vegetable oil is not suitable for use.
These standards have been finalized after consideration of the
comments received from stakeholders in this respect and shall come into force
on 1st July, 2018.