JAMMU: With an aim to implement circular of FSSAI pertaining to restrictions on reuse of cooking oil and disseminate information in public domain and among the stake holders, the Drug and Food Control Organization, Jammu today organised one day awareness cum workshop for food business operators.
According to FSSAI, the new rule applies to FBO’s including restaurants and manufacturer of snacks and deep fried items that consume 50 liter or above of cooking oil for frying everyday.
Assistant Commissioner Food safety Jammu Dr. Parvesh Kumar briefed the participants of big restaurants and FBO’s whose consumption of oil for frying is more than 50 litres. They have been asked to maintain registry of repeated oil.
There has been allegations that used cooking oil generated by bigger restaurants and other FBO’s were sold at cheaper rates to road side eatries and small operators for further use of frying oil, With new regulation coming into effect the generated oil should only be disposed to the agency authorised by FSSAI.