Non-compliance with Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 to result in strict action: Department of Food and Public Distribution, GoI

India, Oct. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has notified a key amendment to the Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (VOPPA Order). The amended VOPPA Order, 2025 aims to bring greater regulatory oversight and transparency across the edible oil sector in India.

Under the amended order, it is now mandatory for all edible oil manufacturers, processors, blenders, re-packers, and other stakeholders involved in the edible oil supply chain to register under the VOPPA Order and submit monthly production and stock returns through the designated online portal.

This regulator...