Legislation

There is no EU legislation on the end of frying fat and oil life. Individual countries have legislation (or guidelines with the effective force of legislation) on the limit of acceptable quality of frying oil, and hence the point at which it needs to be discarded.

• R. Fox, Pura Foods Limited, Belvedere, Chapter 11 “Frying oils” in EU Food Law: A Practical Guide, Woodhead Publishing , 2001.
• Kurt G. Berger, “The use of palm oil in frying”, Malaysian palm oil promotion council, 2005.
• http://www.oleotest.com/documentation-en/90-oleotest-en/96-countries-that-control-the-quality-of-frying-oil