INDUSTRY
Government scales up scrutiny in edible oil sector with field checks, data updates
- IBJ Bureau
- Oct 23, 2025
The government has said that it will launch inspection drives to verify compliance with new edible oil regulations.
The regulatory tightening is taking place amid the country’s heavy dependence on imports to meet domestic demand.
The move is aimed at enabling real-time monitoring and improving policy intervention in the edible oil sector. The Union Food Ministry has stressed that compliance is critical to India’s food security infrastructure.
The ministry has said that field checks are aimed at enforcing stricter reporting requirements under an amended order that mandates all edible oil manufacturers, processors and distributors to register with authorities and submit monthly production data.
The inspections will target non-compliant units and are intended to “reinforce the seriousness of compliance and maintain the integrity of the national data ecosystem for the edible oil sector”, the ministry has said in a statement.
Under the amended Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2025, entities across the edible oil supply chain must register through the National Single Window System at https://www.nsws.gov.in and file monthly returns via https://www.edibleoilindia.in.
Companies failing to comply face penalties under the amended order and the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008.
The ministry has noted that a significant number of edible oil units have already registered on the portal, signalling industry cooperation with the new requirements.
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