OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS: NEW CUSTOM   HOUSE: PANAMBUR: MANGALORE 

     S-31/1/2000                                                                     DATED;3.1.2001 

                                     PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 22 /2000 

            Sub: Implementation of provisions of the Vegetable Oils Products (Regulation) Order, 1998 and

                   the Edible Oil Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998 – reg.

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               The Govt. of India has amended certain provisions of packaging order and VOP (Regulation) order respectively vide Notification No:GSR 97(E)  dated 4.2.2000 and GSR 268 (E) dated 29.3.2000  as under.  All the Importer/CHAs and all the others concerned should follow the rules/provisions strictly. 

 I.   G.S.R.97 (E): - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation), Order, 1998,namely;-

1.      (1) This order may be called the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation)

                                (Amendment) order, 2000.

      (2). It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the

           Official Gazette. 

2.      In the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998,in sub-clause (b) of

      clause 2 for the words” and includes” the words “ but does not include” shall be

      substituted. 

II. GSR 268 E: - In exercise of the powers conferred by the Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955  (10 of 1955), the Central Govt. hereby makes the following order to amend the Vegetable Oil Products (Regulation) order, 1998, namely:- 

1.      (1) This order may be called the Vegetable Oil Products

            (Regulation)(Amendment) Order, 2000.

                           (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the

                                official Gazette, 

2.      In the Vegetable Oil Products (Regulation) Order, 1998 (herein

     after referred to as the said order, in clause 2):-  

(i)                  After sub-clause (g), the following sub-clauses shall be inserted, namely: -

                  (g.a) “ Mixed fat spread and vegetable fat spread’’ means

                   emulsion of edible oils and fats excluding animal body fats with

                   water as under: 

                   Mixed fat spread means a mixture of milk fat with anyone or

                   more of hydrogenated, unhydrogenated refined vegetable

                   oils or interestified fat. 

                   Vegetable fat spread means a mixture of any two or more

                   of the hydrogenated or unhydrogenated refined vegetables

                   oils or interestified fat.      

(ii)                After sub-clause (i), the following sub clause shall be inserted

            namely,  

“(i.a) “ refined vegetable oil” means any vegetable oil which is obtained by expression of Vegetable oil bearing materials deacidified with alkali and / or by physical refining and/ or by miscella refining using permitted food grade solvents followed by bleaching it with absorbent earth and/ or activated carbon and deodorized  with steam  without using any chemical agents,” 

a.       In the said order, after clause 2 the following clause shall be inserted namely: -

“2A Prohibitions as to sale etc. No person shall sell or expose for sale or distribute or offer for sale, or dispatch, or deliver to any person for the purpose of sale any vanaspati, bakery shortening, margin, blended edible vegetable oils, mixed fat spread, vegetable fat spread and refined vegetable oils which is not packed in a container marked and labeled in the manner as specified in schedule IX”. 

b.      In the said Order, in clause 6 in sub-clause I, for the words and letters “and  in  Schedule VI for Blended edible vegetable oil” the words and letters in the  schedule VI for Blended edible vegetable oil, schedule VII for mixed  fat spread and vegetable fat spread schedule VIII for refined vegetable oils” shall be inserted. 

(iii)               In the said Order, after schedule VI and the entries relating thereto,

            the following Schedules and entries shall be added, namely:-

 SCHEDULE VII

 [See clause 2A and 6(1)]

 MIXED FATS SPREAD AND VEGETABLE FAT SPREAD

                Mixed fat spread and vegetable fat spread shall confirm to the following standards of quality and other

                Requirements: 

(1)   The product shall contain not less than 40% by weight and not more than 80% by Weight of fat.

(2)   Moisture content of the product shall be not more than 56% and not less that 16% by weight.

(3)   When the products contain a mixture of hydrogeneated and/or unhydrigenated refined vegetable oils, only such refined vegetable oils obtained by the process of refining from the vegetable oil specified in schedule VIII to this order may be present in the mixture.

(4)   The refined vegetable oils specified under sub-clause (3) above shall conform to the standards of quality specified for the respective oils under Schedule VIII appended to this order or under part I of the third schedule to the Solvent Extracted Oils, Deoiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order 1967.

(5)    No vegetable oil other than those specified under sub clause (3) above or animal body fat or mineral oil or added wax shall be used in the manufacture of the product or shall otherwise be present therein.

(6)   ] The product may contain one or more emulsifying or stabilizing agents specified in rule 60 of the prevention of food adulteration rules 1955. 

(7)   The product may contain edible common salt not exceeding 2% by weight aqueous phase; milk solid – not fat. Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) or Tertiary Butyl Hydroquinone(TBHQ) as antioxidants not exceeding 0.02% of the separated fat of the product; permitted clause II preservatives namely, sorbic acid including its sodium, potassium and calcium salts(calculated as sorbic acid or benzoic acid) singly or in combination not exceeding 1000 parts per million by weight and sequestering  agents. 

(8)   The product may contain annatto and/or carotene as colouring matter. It may also contain diacetyl as flavoring agent up to a maximum limit of 4.0 parts per million. The product may contain starch not less than 100 parts per million and not more than 150 parts per million; provided further than the product shall only be sold in the sealed packages weighing not more than 500 grams. 

(9)   The product shall be clean in appearance, free from rancidity and pleasant to taste and smell. 

(10)                       The premises in which the product is being handled/manufactured shall conform to the sanitary requirements and standards as specified in Schedule-IV to Edible Oil Packaging(Regulation) Order,1998. 

(11)                       The product shall also conform to the following standards of quality, namely: - 

(i) Melting point of extracted fat                      not more than 37 °C

                (By capillary slip method)

            (ii) Unsaponifiable matter of extracted

                  Fat.

   (iii) Free fatty acids (as oleic weight acid) of    not more than 0.25 percent by

         Extracted fat.

    (iv) Badouin Test                                          Not less than 2.5 red units

    (v) Synthetic Vitamin A                                Not less than 25.0 international units per gram at      

                                                                       the time of packing and show a positive test when

                                                                        tested by Antimony Tricholoride(Carr-Price)

                                                                        reagent. 

SCHEDULE VIII

SEE CLAUSE 2a AND 6(1) 

(1)              The refined vegetable oil shall be obtained from one of the following vegetable oils:-

(i)                  Coconut

(ii)                Cottonseed.

(iii)               Groundnut

(iv)              Niger seed

(v)                Safflower

(vi)              Sesame

(vii)             Soyabean

(viii)           Sunflower

(ix)              Mustard Oil 

(2)         The refined Vegetable oil shall comply with the following requirements: - 

The oils shall be clear and free from rancidity, adulterants, sediments, suspended and other foreign matter, separated water, added colouring and flavouring substances and mineral Oil. 

The oils shall also comply with the requirements specified against each in the following table: -

SCHEDULE – IX

(See Clause 2 A) 

Requirements to be compiled with in regard to packing, marking and labeling of the container containing any Vanaspati, margarine, bakery shortening, blended edible vegetable oils, mixed fat spread and vegetable fat spread and refined vegetable oils. 

1.                  Every container in which vanaspati, margarine, bakery shortening blended edible vegetable oils, mixed fat spread and fat spread and refined vegetable oil is packed shall bear the following particulars in English or Hindi in Devanagari scripts: 

(a)    The name, trade name (if Any);

(b)   Name and address of the producer;

(c)    The name/description of the contents; free from argemone oil;

(d)   The net mass/volume of the contents

(e)    The batch number, month and year of manufacture; and

(f)     Registration number.  

                       Provided that nothing contained in this Para, shall prevent the use of any other

                       language in addition to the language required under this para. 

2.                  The type size of the matter and numerical shall be specified under the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977.

3.                  The label shall not contain any statement or claim which is false or misleading in respect of any vanaspati, margarine, bakery shortening, blended edible vegetable oils, mixed fat spread, fat spread and refined vegetable oils contained in the package or concerning the quantity or quality or the nutritional value of the vanaspati, margarine, bakery shortening, blended edible vegetable oil mixed far spread, fat spread and refined vegetable oils.

4.                  Vanaspati, margarine, bakery shortening, blended edible vegetable oils, mixed fat spread, fat spread and refined vegetable oil shall be packed in conformity with the provisions of the standards of Weights and Measures (packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 and the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) and the rules made there under. 

                                                                          COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

                                                                                       MANGALORE.