Kathmandu, Jan. 16 -- The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has proposed new standards for rolled oats to protect public health amid growing consumption of the cereal in recent years.

Rolled oats are produced by grinding clean avena sativa and avena byzantine, removing dehulled and fired by flaking through a roller or another appropriate method. Quick-cooking oats and instant oats fall under rolled oats.

Nepal's new maximum levels for oats have been notified to the World Trade Organisation through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development recently. Once the World Trade Organisation approves the standards, the department will implement them by publishing them in the Nepal Gazette, said the department.

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