Malaysia: Revision of the standards for olive oil and olive pomace oil

The 28th session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Committee on Fats and Oils meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has ended. The main success of this year's meeting was the adoption, after many years of discussion, of the revision of the Standard for olive oil and olive-pomace oil. According to the committee chairwoman, this was possible due to the return to physical meetings, during which it is easier to organize additional negotiations and informal expert discussions. During the session, standards for avocado oil, camellia seed oil, sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) oil, calanus oil and high oleic acid soybean oil were finally agreed and adopted at a technical level. These will be submitted to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for approval. The committee also agreed to launch new work to reduce industrial trans fatty acids (TFAs) and eliminate partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) from foods. This work is part of a wider World Health ...