New Delhi , 15 June . Mr Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution today E-launched “Nafed Fortified Rice Bran Oil”.
On the occasion, Mr Sudhanshu Pandey said that this initiative by Nafed will significantly reduce the country's consumption dependence on imported edible oil in future.
He also said that this will
provide opportunities for Indian edible oil manufacturers further, and also
will give an impetus to the Prime Minister's Aatmnirbhar Bharat initiative.
This Rice bran oil will be marketed by Nafed (National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Ltd).
Mr Arun Singhal, Chief
Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI),
ShriSanjeev Kumar Chaddha, Managing Director, Nafed and Atish Chandra,
Chairman & Managing Director, Food Corporation of India (FCI) also present
on the E-launch.
On this occasion, CMD,
FCI informed that recently a MoU has been signed between Nafed and FCI for the
production and marketing of fortified rice kernel.
Regarding this
initiative, Sanjeev Kumar Chaddha, Managing Director, Nafed said that this
initiative will provide easy access to Nafed branded high quality rice bran
oil, which will also give a boost to the indigenous oil manufacturing industry.
It may be noted that Rice Bran oil has multiple health benefits, including lowering cholesterol level due to its low trans-fat content and high mono unsaturated and poly unsaturated fat contents. It also acts as a booster and reduces the risk of cancer due to the high amount of Vitamin E it contains.
This oil is recommended
by The American Heart Association and the World Health Organization (WHO) as
one of the best substitutes for other edible oils. Rice Bran oil from Nafed
will be fortified and it will be ensured that it will contain additional
nutrients and vitamins. According to the FSSAI, fortified oil can help a person
fulfil 25-30% of the recommended dietary intake for vitamins A and D. Nafed
Fortified Rice Bran Oil will be available at all Nafed Stores and also on
various online platforms.