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French officials have introduced temporary alternatives to sunflower oil in food

Pubtime:2022-05-10Author:Source: Hits:

Affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, there has been a large-scale shortage of sunflower oil in France. French officials issued a temporary alternative to sunflower oil in food on the 26th local time, temporarily authorizing food manufacturers to use other types of edible oil to replace sunflower oil without changing their food packaging immediately.

 

A number of French media have reported that the global production and export of sunflower oil has decreased significantly due to the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine previously provided nearly half of the global production of sunflower oil, but since the outbreak of the war, its ports have been blocked and road and railway transportation has been greatly disturbed. Russia, another major sunflower oil exporter, raised the export tax of sunflower oil by 20% and implemented a quota system for the supply of sunflower oil abroad.