Spain: The MAPA brings to public consultation the Royal Decree on the quality of edible vegetable oils

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food begins tomorrow, November 29, the public consultation process for the draft Royal Decree that will approve the quality standard for edible vegetable oils. This standard was created with the aim of eliminating restrictions on raw materials authorized for the production of edible vegetable oils and establishing labeling criteria that provide adequate and sufficient information to the consumer. With this initiative, the ministry continues its work to renew and modernize food quality regulations, as one of the fundamental axes for the development of the food sector. In the case of oils, in 2021 the new quality standard for olive and olive pomace oils was approved, and now the quality standards for the rest of edible vegetable oils have been updated, with which these two sectors They are regulated by two independent standards. Edible vegetable oils The modernization of this quality standard is absolutely necessary so that Spanish ...