Margarine sale needs to be controlled due to health concerns: Gadkari to PM

Margarine has a negative impact on human health due to the presence of large amounts of trans fat in it. Its use has increased significantly in hotels and restaurants

Concerned over the rise in use of margarine in hotels and restaurants, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has raised the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and suggested that the government needs to have control over the sale of margarine as it is adversely affecting health of the people and causing financial loss to dairy farmers.

"Gadkari had recently written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the matter.

"Taking immediate cognisance of the demand, the Prime Minister's Office directed the FSSAI which immediately issued clarification, directives and future course of action to control the use of the margarine in edible items,"