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Government to notify new order next week to regulate vegetable oil products in India
Jul-25-2025

The government is all set to notify a new order next week to regulate vegetable oil products in India with modern, transparent and technologically advanced provisions. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order will replace the existing 2011 order and emphasise enhanced monitoring of edible oil imports, production, stocks and sales through digital tools.

Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said the new regulation makes it mandatory for the industry to report production, sales and pricing figures. He added the VOPPA framework will track production, pricing and availability in real-time, providing critical data to industry stakeholders while improving compliance, market monitoring, and product integrity.

The government is monitoring market dynamics, conducting nationwide inspections and working with industry associations to ensure duty cuts are ‘swiftly passed on’ to customers for fair price discovery across the supply chain. While overall food inflation remains at its lowest since 2021, edible oil has seen 20-30 per cent annual inflation except groundnut oil, which remains a concern for the government. 

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