Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore) has found that India’s surge in edible oil imports following trade liberalisation in the 1990s ...

The vegetable and edible oil sub-sector, which is critical to the Federal Government’s food security programmes, is under severe strain from the unchecked influx of imported and smuggled products.

To tame inflation in oils and fats, India lowered the basic import tax on crude and refined edible oils by 10 percentage points which would also benefit the local processing industry. The move will ...

The Government of India has stepped up regulatory oversight of the edible oil value chain with the implementation of the Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Amendment ...

The department has issued show cause notices to some large edible oil companies for non-submission of mandatory monthly production returns, despite repeated reminders Strengthening regulatory ...

Edible fats or cooking oils are suitable for human consumption and are mostly used in food or cosmetic products. They contain important vitamins, as well as saturated and/or unsaturated fatty acids.

New Delhi, Jan 14: The Centre’s Department of Food and Public Distribution has issued show-cause notices to some large edible oil companies for not submitting mandatory monthly production returns, ...