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Safety alert · Alert · 21 May 2026

Consumer Council cooking-oil test: 4 over the limit, 21 five-star — check which oil you use at home

Different types of cooking oil bottles on a kitchen counter

The one-line takeaway for parents

Consumer Council tested 50 cooking oils; 4 had contaminants above EU limits, but health risk at normal consumption is low. Papa's List has compiled the 21 five-star safe choices to help you avoid the problem samples.

⚠ Reminder: These are test results from Hong Kong Consumer Council's Choice magazine, issue 549, July 2022. Product formulas may have changed — it's worth checking the ingredient list again before buying.

Almost every home-cooked meal starts with adding oil to the pan. In 2022, the Consumer Council tested 50 common cooking oils on sale in Hong Kong — including olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil, and others — checking for plasticisers, the possible carcinogen glycidol, and the harmful contaminant benzo[a]pyrene. The results showed 4 samples exceeded EU limits. Here's what parents need to know to cook with confidence.

Read the full write-up (with five-star list and smoke-point table) →

8 sections · Consumer Council original data table · 5 official sources

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