[applecrazy]

That's not completely true. While it is banned for consumption, Indian cooking and more recently, American cooking, has begun using mustard oil[1].

Edit: the linked article mentions that research into the health risks of mustard oil has not been conclusive.

[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/dining/american-chefs-dis...

[user982]

> That's not completely true. While it is banned for consumption, Indian cooking and more recently, American cooking, has begun using mustard oil

How is it untrue? The chefs in that article are (technically illegally) using massage oil with a required "for external use only" warning label, because that is "the only use for which it is legally approved in the United States."