Bhubaneswar:<\/strong> Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangha, a state-level association of traders, will move the High Court against edible oil companies alleging incorrect net quantity in terms of volume and weight on the labels.<\/p>\n Expressing concern over the unfair business practices by the edible oil manufacturers, packers and importers, the traders\u2019 union has already approached the consumer court.<\/p>\n A case has been filed in the consumer court in Bhubaneswar against various companies selling packaged edible oil that do not contain the actual quantity mentioned on the labels. A case will be filed in the Orissa High Court in the next 2-3 days, the association stated.<\/p>\n According to reports, customers are not getting as much oil as they pay for buying pouches of edible oil. A litre of pouch usually weighs 910 gms. However, some of the edible oil packets sold in the markets across Odisha weigh less than 850 gms.<\/p>\n \u201cVarious companies will be included as parties in the case to be filed in the High Court. The court will be requested to set a specific standard on edible oil at the all-India level. The edible oil dealers and distributors have been urged not to keep edible pouches that weigh less than 850 gms. The Palmolein oil, in particular, has been found to vary in weight. The federation has asked consumers to buy oil with 870 grams written on pouches,\u201d said Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangha General Secretary Sudhakar Panda.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have approached the court to ensure that the quantity declared on the package is correct,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Notably, more than 19 million tonnes of edible oil is sold annually across India, out of which 5.60 lakh tonnes is being sold in Odisha.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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