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RUCO Compliance Checklist for Restaurants in India

Restaurant RUCO compliance is a short list: stop frying past 25 percent TPC, record oil if you use over 50 litres a day, and sell used cooking oil only to authorised collectors. BioTradX is how you find those collectors.

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A practical RUCO checklist for Indian restaurants: TPC, records, authorised collectors, and selling used cooking oil on BioTradX.

Daily kitchen checks

Filter oil, log fryer hours, run a TPC test on the brand SOP, isolate spent oil in a closed drum away from the drain.

Weekly manager checks

Weigh or mark drum level, confirm next pickup, file invoices. If you operate multiple outlets, compare rates so one franchisee is not dumping oil cheap.

What to ask the collector

NFP enrolment, aggregator letter, GST invoice, and destination plant. If they cannot answer, use BioTradX and pick a verified buyer.

Records to keep

FSSAI licence, oil purchase, TPC or fry-life log, UCO handover, marketplace trade ID. That pack survives a food-safety visit.

Official sources

General information only, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with the issuing authority.

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