RUCO

Question 1

Full form ?

Answer 1

Repurpose Used Cooking Oil initiative

Question 2

Who has launched it ?

Answer 2

FSSAI

Question 3

What is it ?

Answer 3

An initiative that will enable collection and conversion of used cooking oil to biodiesel

Question 4

What is the limit set by FSSAI regarding standards of cooking oil consumption ?

Answer 4

Max limit for Total Polar Componds (TPC) set at 25% beyond which cooking oil is unsafe for consumption

Question 5

What is TPC ?

Answer 5

Indicator to measure the drop in quality of oil (it increases every time oil is reheated)

Question 6

What are the issues of higher TPC ?

Answer 6

Health issues like Hypertension , Atherosclerisis , Alzheimers disease and Liver disease