On July 26, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued the vegetable Oil Standard, which will be implemented from the date of publication. Main contents as below:

1. Product standards. Divided into vegetable salad oil, etc; Low saturated fat vegetable oils should be labeled "low saturated fat"; Microbial requirements for low-calorie, fat-free salad dressing (total number of colonies <1000CFU/g, acid-resistant organisms <10CFU/g, Yeast and Molds<10CFU/g); Vegetable oil product shelf life of at least 1 year; Vegetable oil with official weight certificate; The manufacturer shall conduct product testing and quality analysis to ensure that the product meets the requirements of the product standard and shall provide a Certificate of Analysis (COA);

(2) Packaging labels. The commercial bill of lading showing the production batch number and the label of the product transportation document should be marked "FORUSDAFOOD".

For more details, see

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/VegetableOilProductsJuly2023.pdf