New Delhi: Increasing concerns over the mixing of palm oil with other vegetable oils such as soybean oil, Nitin Gadkari Union minister on Sundays urged people to increase their voices for the right disclosure on the package in the package in “bold letters”.
“In many cases, soybean oil sold here has a mixture of palm oil by up to 40%.
There is a need to increase the demand to force the seller to issue this message correctly.
They issue the information in small letters, which are usually passed by people.
They must mention this in bold letters so that people can take the information choices whether to buy 100% pure soybean oil or mixed oil, “Gadkari said while overcoming international soybean conclaves.
The Minister also urges the industry and research organizations to work to increase the production of the average soy plant to reduce oil imports that can be eaten to the Nile.
At present, nearly 65% ​​of vegetable oil needs are met from imports.
“We need to increase the production of soybeans to 20 quintals per acre and which will encourage people to diversify plants.
This will make us atmanirbhar in meeting oil needs that can be eaten,” he said.
At GM Soya Seeds, Gadkari said there had been many reservations about GM seeds.
“I know we have a big problem with GM seeds.
But when we import soybean oil from other countries we get oil produced from GM seeds,” he added.
Recently, the government made it must mention the “GM” label in soybean oil packaged, made of GM seeds.
This is intended to notify people when they buy oil that can be eaten from their choice.