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Adulteration of oils is a growing problem that poses health risks. Common adulterants include cheaper oils blended into more expensive oils to increase profits. Popular adulterated oils include mustard oil mixed with rice bran or argemone oil, and groundnut oil mixed with up to 70% palm oil. Adulteration is also done using prohibited carcinogenic food colorants like metanil yellow. Recent surveys found 2.42% of oil samples in India failed safety tests due to contaminants above legal limits. New regulations
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