Substandard Coconut Oil Found in Sri Lanka Market: Trade Minister

A Newswire, Sri Lanka report on March 05 has said coconut oil unfit for human consumption has been found in the local market, according to the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe. He said the presence of coconut oil unfit for human consumption has been found during routine inspections conducted by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA). 

“It has been identified through a market sample test conducted by the Consumer Affairs Authority that coconut oil available in the market is not in accordance with the required standards. Substandard coconut oil is being produced by local manufacturers without a proper understanding of quality and is released into the market. Additionally, some manufacturers intentionally produce substandard products to reduce production costs and gain higher profits, and release them into the market,” he said.