The government has informed the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) that as per the checks conducted across the State, the presence of liquid paraffin or mineral oil has not been detected in any samples of coconut oil.
Of the 105 samples of coconut oil examined, 26 have been found to be of low quality. The government has banned nine brands of coconut oil, as these have not adhered to quality norms and have been adulterated.
SHRC directive
The government has given orders to check coconut oil samples following a directive of the SHRC after the latter received a petition that much of the coconut oil available in the market is adulterated.
The government informed SHRC that it has checked samples of all brands of coconut oil being sold in the State. Tests have been conducted around the inter-State check-posts too.
The oil samples collected by the Food Safety officers have also been tested at the lab of the Coconut Development Board in Ernakulam. The manufacturers of adulterated brands of coconut oil have been served notices, the government informed the commission.
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