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Edible oil makers asked to remove packaging temperature from the labels

SEA executive director BV Mehta said that several oil companies in India have been resorting to the unfair practice of packing the oil at a higher temperature to reduce the weight

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2 min read Last Updated : Jul 22 2022 | 2:58 PM IST

The details about the temperature at the time of packaging will soon be removed from the labels of the bottles of edible oil, vanaspati and non-edible vegetable oil. The Department of Legal Metrology has asked the manufacturers to mention the volume and weight of the content instead, a BusinessLine report stated.

The report quoted the executive director of the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA), BV Mehta, saying that several oil companies in India have been resorting to the unfair practice of packing the oil at a higher temperature to reduce the weight. Thirty degrees Celsius is considered room temperature.

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