Nepal Revises Mustard Oil Quality Standards, Bans Misleading Advertisements
Summary
Nepal has revised its mustard oil quality standard, tightening rules on production, packaging, safety limits and labeling while banning misleading claims in advertisements. The new draft also sets strict limits on contaminants and toxic metals, and allows only compliant producers to use the Nepal Quality mark.
Key Points
- The Department of Quality and Metrology has prepared a second amendment to the mustard oil standard, Nepal Quality 03:2035.
- The new rules ban misleading packaging and advertising terms such as “super-refined,” “extra-refined,” and “cholesterol fighter.”
- Mustard oil has been split into pressed oil and solvent-extracted oil, with grade-1 oil barred from direct edible consumption and consumer packs.
- The standard sets limits for aflatoxin, peroxide value, toxic metals and hexane residue, and restricts packaging to approved tins or plastic containers.
