India, Dec. 4 -- The Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has amended the Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (VOPPA Order) or better known as VOPPA Order 2025, to prevent enhance food safety.

India is the largest consumer and importer of edible oils, which consist of palm, mustard, soybean, sunflower, rice bran, groundnut, and coconut, among others. While palm oil is mostly imported from Indonesia and Malaysia, soybeans are imported from Argentina and Brazil. Sunflower oil is imported from Ukraine and Russia. Mustard, groundnut, sesame, and other seeds are mostly grown in India.

According to a report in PIB titled 'Pathwa...