Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe says that substandard coconut oil, which is unsuitable for consumption, is available in the market.

Responding to a question posed by Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) MP Chaminda Wijesiri in Parliament today (05), the Minister confirmed that this has been identified in market sample testing conducted by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA).

Commenting further on this matter, Samarasinghe added, "The CAA has identified through market sample testing that substandard coconut oil, which is unfit for consumption, is available in the market."

The Minister also highlighted that local producers are manufacturing and distributing substandard coconut oil in the market without proper under...