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MANILA, Philippines – It’s a serious issue. Used cooking oil is dangerous to the health. It increases the risks of diseases like hypertension, damage to liver, and cancer according to Ako Bicol party list representatives Christopher Co, Rodel Batocabe, and Alfredo Garbin, Jr.
The three congressmen filed House Bill 5957—the “Anti-Used Cooking Oil Act of 2012”—which seeks to declare the recycling and selling of used cooking oil illegal. If passed, violators will be fined P10,000-P50,000.
The bill particularly raises concerns about the unhealthy practice of street food vendors. Co said reheating oil produces harmful toxins that increase the risks of diseases.
Packs of used cooking oil have supposedly mushroomed in the markets because they are cheaper. Co said the Philippines should follow other countries like China and Malaysia, which have made efforts to curb the dangerous practice.
The bill seeks to limit the use of recycled cooking oil to industrial purposes such as homemade biodiesel fuel, lubricant, soap-making, and weather-proofing of exterior woodwork.
“Used cooking oil shall only be distributed to accredited retailers and users, and the sale of used cooking oil to any person not an accredited retailer shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the proposed act,” said Garbin. – Rappler.com
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