Health Department Issues New Guidelines on Repeated Use of Cooking Oil

The State Health and Food Safety Departments have jointly formulated new guidelines to curb the repeated use of cooking oil. The guidelines state that cooking oil should not be heated and used more than three times under any circumstances. Furthermore, oil must be discarded immediately if it shows blue-grey smoke or scum, or if its color darkens. Hotels, restaurants, and bakeries are advised to manage and dispose of used oil properly, and records of oil usage may become mandatory in the future.