https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=335997 For imported edible oils and other food products, the governing circular was read as requiring edibility to be certified by the Port Health Officer or, where unavailable, by the nearest Central Food Laboratory or another authorised laboratory before clearance and exemption could be granted. A certificate recording conformity with the prescribed standards under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, including the relevant acid value requirement for palm oil, was treated as sufficient. The departmental objection that the Chemical Examiner's report was necessary was rejected, and the precedent relied on by the department was distinguished because it involved an inadequate Port Health Officer report. The appeals failed and relief to the importer was upheld. en-us Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=335997 For imported edible oils and other food products, the governing circular was read as requiring edibility to be certified by the Port Health Officer or, where unavailable, by the nearest Central Food Laboratory or another authorised laboratory before clearance and exemption could be granted. A certificate recording conformity with the prescribed standards under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, including the relevant acid value requirement for palm oil, was treated as sufficient. The departmental objection that the Chemical Examiner's report was necessary was rejected, and the precedent relied on by the department was distinguished because it involved an inadequate Port Health Officer report. The appeals failed and relief to the importer was upheld. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=335997