The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Asked the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development whether substandard coconut oil unfit for consumption has been found in the market, how it enters supply chains, what tactics are used, and what measures are being taken to prevent its sale. He also sought reasons why quality coconut oil is not reaching consumers, and requested details of the problems faced by small and medium-scale oil mill owners and proposed solutions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development:
¶ 02 Substandard Coconut Oil: Prevent Supply to the Market
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House: (i) whether substandard coconut oil unfit for consumption has been detected in the Sri Lankan market; (ii) if so, how such oil is supplied to the market; (iii) the tactics used; (iv) the measures taken to prevent them; and (v) the reasons for high-standard coconut oil not being supplied to the market?
¶ 04 (b) Will he also inform this House: (i) the problems faced by owners of small and medium-scale oil mills; and (ii) the solutions to be given?
¶ 05 If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2252