China issues warning about adulterated and blended sesame oils

Published 2021년 8월 23일

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China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has published guidelines urging consumers to be cautious when buying sesame oil, advising them to check food labels for authenticity and avoid purchases from doubtful sources. The guidelines also suggest that consumers should look out for specific color and smell characteristics to identify pure sesame oil. In addition, SAMR has issued a statement cautioning consumers about the safety of edible oils, advising them to limit their daily intake and avoid deep frying due to potential health risks and nutrient loss. This comes in the wake of concerns over oil adulteration, with over 2,300 toxic food crimes reported in China and India banning the sale of blended mustard oils to prevent adulteration.

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The guidelines were published by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), calling upon consumers to pay more attention to food labels when making sesame oil purchases. "Sesame oil is one of the most traditional edible oils used in China which is highly popular with consumers due to its a strong fragrance – these guidelines have been issued in order to ensure that consumers are able to safely purchase this based on scientific principles," said SAMR via a formal statement. “It is first important to read the nutritional labels when buying sesame oil – to be called sesame oil, the main ingredient should be sesame and sesame only, not including any other type of oil or vegetable oil. All others should not be labelled as sesame oil. "There are other types of edible oils on the market currently which use rapeseed oil or cotton seed oil as part of the ingredients [but these must not be labelled or adulterated as sesame oil] – the correct name for this is'blended ...

Source: Food Navigator Asia