Do you like masala vada, medhu vada, samosa..? Be careful..!
Having a cup of tea and a hot masala vada during the evening break between work is a habit of lakhs of people, but it has become very necessary to be cautious. The important lesson learned in the last 3 years is that it is more important to protect health than to work hard and earn money. In this case, an indian think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has done a study on reusing used cooking oil.
Many important things are revealed in this and it is shocking. As a result, our favorite masala vadas, medhu vadas, samosas, etc. have come to a point where we have to look and eat them. Despite the ban on using used cooking oil (UCO) in any form in food safety regulations, nearly 60% of used cooking oil in india ends up back in the food chain.
Based on a survey of more than 505 food business operators (FBOs) in four metros in india, namely mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkata, of which 101 are large-scale and 406 have small-scale outlets. Comprehensive clinical and scientific data including cancer, heart disease, and organ damage. The ORF report states that the consumption of foods cooked with used cooking oil (UCO) is a risk factor for many diseases.
The study concluded that restaurants in india, especially small shops, are recycling used cooking oil to the last drop. The study suggests that street vendors in cities like Delhi, Kolkata, and mumbai use mostly used cooking oil.