Lok Sabha Question No. 2545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Adulteration
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2545 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH MARCH, 2017

## ADULTERATION

## 2545. SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of complaints of adulteration of food and beverages is increasing country and the extant laws are incapable of effectively tackling this problem;
- (b) if so, the details there of, Statewise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether action under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) is proposed to be taken ag the perpetrators of adulteration; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)& (b):  The adulteration of food articles is punishable in terms of the provision ChapterIX of  the  Food  Safety  and  Standards  (FSS)  Act,  2006.    As  per  inform ation  made available by States to FSSAI, the number of food  samples analysed, samples found adulte misbranded, number of cases launched  and convictions and penalties for 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 are given at Annexure I and II,  respectively.
- (c)&    (d ):The  penal  action  against  perpetrators  of  food  adulteration    is  taken  as  p provisions of Chapter IX of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The details provided by the States /UTs are summarised in Annexure - I & II .

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## Annexure I

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   |
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| Sr. No.                                                          | Name of the State/ U.T.                                          | No. of Samples Analysed                                          | No. of Samples found and                                         | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    |
|                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | adulterated Misbranded                                           | Criminal                                                         | Civil                                                            | Convictions                                                      | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees                               |
| 1.                                                               | A & N Islands                                                    | 16                                                               | 4                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 14/ Rs.4,55,000                                                  |
| 2.                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 2788                                                             | 290                                                              | 338                                                              | 78                                                               | 0                                                                | Rs.51,63,020                                                     |
| 3.                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 258                                                              | 29                                                               | 2                                                                | 14                                                               | 7                                                                |                                                                  |
| 4.                                                               | Assam                                                            | 595                                                              | 74                                                               | 28                                                               | 32                                                               | 8                                                                | Rs. 70,000                                                       |
| 5.                                                               | Bihar                                                            | 1320                                                             | 7                                                                |                                                                  | 16                                                               |                                                                  | 5/ Rs. 38,000                                                    |
| 6.                                                               | Chandigarh                                                       | 102                                                              | 5                                                                | 5                                                                |                                                                  |                                                                  | Rs. 1,50,000                                                     |
| 7.                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                     | 540                                                              | 195                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 17                                                               |
| 8.                                                               | Dadra & N.H                                                      | 2                                                                | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory 3               | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory 3               | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory 3               | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory 3               | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory 3               |
| 9.                                                               | Daman & Diu                                                      | 65                                                               |                                                                  | 3                                                                |                                                                  |                                                                  | 3/ Rs.30,000                                                     |
| 10.                                                              | Delhi                                                            | 1484                                                             | 151                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 11.                                                              | Goa                                                              | 800                                                              | 81                                                               | 1                                                                | 4                                                                | 4                                                                | Rs. 4,35,000                                                     |
| 12.                                                              | Gujarat                                                          | 11700                                                            | 1243                                                             | 37                                                               | 464                                                              | 30                                                               | 178/Rs.56,13,500                                                 |
| 13.                                                              | Haryana                                                          | 2261                                                             | 222                                                              | 14                                                               | 247                                                              | 6                                                                | Rs.3459808                                                       |
| 14.                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 725                                                              | 461                                                              | 34                                                               | 42                                                               | 18                                                               | Rs.8,88,500                                                      |
| 15.                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                  | 2462                                                             | 621                                                              | 17                                                               | 401                                                              | 243                                                              | Rs.19,76,600                                                     |
| 16.                                                              | Jharkhand                                                        | 509                                                              | 112                                                              | 41                                                               | 24                                                               |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 17.                                                              | Karnataka                                                        | 2107                                                             | 311                                                              | 56                                                               |                                                                  | 42                                                               |                                                                  |
| 18.                                                              | Kerala                                                           | 2735                                                             | 464                                                              | 41                                                               | 161                                                              | 0                                                                | 280/ Rs.72,39,700                                                |
| 19.                                                              | Lakshadweep                                                      |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 20.                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 9131                                                             | 1412                                                             | 127                                                              | 716                                                              | 418                                                              | 418/ Rs.43,28,000                                                |
| 21.                                                              | Maharashtra                                                      | 6985                                                             | 1162                                                             | 869                                                              | 1426                                                             | 75                                                               | Rs.1,65,41,499                                                   |
| 22.                                                              | Manipur                                                          |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 23.                                                              | Meghalaya                                                        | 34                                                               | 4                                                                | 0                                                                | 4                                                                | 2                                                                | 1/ Rs.10,000                                                     |
| 24.                                                              | Mizoram                                                          |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 25.                                                              | Nagaland                                                         | 83                                                               | 11                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 26.                                                              | Odisha                                                           | 544                                                              | 112                                                              | 0                                                                | 1                                                                |                                                                  | 1                                                                |
| 27.                                                              | Puducherry                                                       | 1946                                                             | 39                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 28.                                                              | Punjab                                                           | 7860                                                             | 1458                                                             | 846                                                              |                                                                  | 82                                                               |                                                                  |
| 29.                                                              | Rajasthan                                                        | 3031                                                             | 747                                                              | 158                                                              | 222                                                              | 116                                                              | Rs. 8,45,500                                                     |
| 30.                                                              | Sikkim                                                           |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 31.                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                       | 2873                                                             | 1047                                                             | 64                                                               | 486                                                              | 203                                                              | Rs.34,99,700                                                     |
| 32.                                                              | Telangana                                                        | 312                                                              | 32                                                               | 4                                                                | 24                                                               | 11                                                               | 10/ Rs.17,57,100                                                 |
| 33.                                                              | Tripura                                                          | 933                                                              | 2                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 34.                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 9605                                                             | 4119                                                             |                                                                  | 3489                                                             | 186                                                              | 1738/ Rs.5,98,08,106                                             |
| 35.                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                      | 1356                                                             | 233                                                              | 5                                                                | 117                                                              | 0                                                                | 80/Rs.5,06,489                                                   |
| 36.                                                              | West Bengal                                                      | 120                                                              | 65                                                               | 0                                                                | 17                                                               | 0                                                                | 1/Rs. 30,000                                                     |
|                                                                  | Total:                                                           | 75282                                                            | 14716                                                            | 2687                                                             | 7988                                                             | 1402                                                             | 2795/ Rs.11,28,45,522                                            |

Note:

Figures based on Half Yearly reports.

## Annexure-II

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2015-2016   |
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| Sr. No                                                           | Name of the State/ U.T.                                          | No. of Samples Analysed                                          | No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded 25               | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    |
|                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | Criminal                                                         | Civil                                                            | Convictions                                                      | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees Rs. 2,71,000                  |
| 1. 2.                                                            |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
|                                                                  | A &NIslands Andhra Pradesh                                       | 156 4860                                                         | 870                                                              | 0 194                                                            | 0 347                                                            | 0 4                                                              | 83/ Rs. 52,15,000                                                |
| 3.                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh Assam                                          | 290                                                              | 30                                                               | 0                                                                | 28                                                               | 0                                                                | 5/ Rs. 15,000                                                    |
|                                                                  |                                                                  | 503                                                              | 72 35                                                            | 10 0                                                             | 80 93                                                            | 2 0                                                              |                                                                  |
| 4.                                                               |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 4 4/ RS. 20,000 Rs. 10,52,000                                    |
| 5.                                                               | Bihar                                                            | 1447 206 1026                                                    | 298                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 85,000                                                           |
| 6.                                                               | Chandigarh Chhattisgarh                                          |                                                                  | 15                                                               |                                                                  | 15                                                               | 0                                                                | Rs.                                                              |
| 7.                                                               |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 3 0 0                                                            | 17 2                                                             | 0 0 0                                                            |                                                                  |
| 8.                                                               | Dadra &N.H Daman& Diu Delhi                                      | 65                                                               | 5                                                                |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 0 0                                                              |
| 9.                                                               |                                                                  | 106                                                              | 11                                                               | 149                                                              | 11 0                                                             | 0                                                                |                                                                  |
| 10.                                                              | Goa Gujarat                                                      | 1472                                                             | 239                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | Rs. 44,82,500 1/ Rs. 182/ Rs.                                    |
| 11. 12.                                                          |                                                                  | 1155                                                             | 72 1242                                                          | 0 30 7                                                           | 4                                                                | 1 1                                                              | 5,000 1,90,05,906 27,43,600                                      |
|                                                                  |                                                                  | 14891 2063 390                                                   | 180                                                              | 22                                                               | 507 149                                                          |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 13. 14.                                                          | Haryana Himachal                                                 |                                                                  | 53                                                               |                                                                  | 12                                                               | 0 25                                                             | 111/ Rs. Rs. 9,50,000                                            |
| 15.                                                              | Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir* Jharkhand                               | 1215                                                             | 334                                                              | 1                                                                | 335                                                              | 215                                                              | Rs. 22,14,400                                                    |
|                                                                  | Karnataka                                                        |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 16. 17. 18.                                                      | Kerala                                                           | 2340 2196                                                        | 433 459                                                          |                                                                  |                                                                  | 0 17                                                             | Rs. 4,36,000 44 / Rs.                                            |
| 19.                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 138                                                              | 58 246                                                           |                                                                  | 66,33,500                                                        |
| 20.                                                              | Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra                           | 9994                                                             | 1311                                                             | 82                                                               | 879                                                              | 36                                                               | 0 447/ Rs. 4,48,26,000                                           |
| 21. 22.                                                          | Manipur                                                          | 1400 67                                                          | 345 0                                                            | 396 0                                                            |                                                                  |                                                                  | Rs. 12,25,500 Rs.                                                |
| 23.                                                              | Meghalaya                                                        |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 8 0                                                              | 1,64,000                                                         |
| 24.                                                              |                                                                  | 87                                                               | 4 4                                                              | 0 0                                                              | 85 8 0 0                                                         | 0                                                                | 8/ 0 0                                                           |
| 25.                                                              | Mizoram Nagaland                                                 | 17                                                               |                                                                  |                                                                  | 32                                                               | 20                                                               | 20/ Rs. 10,000                                                   |
|                                                                  |                                                                  | 187                                                              | 76                                                               |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 26. 27. 28.                                                      | Odisha Puducherry Punjab                                         | 211 827                                                          | 61 11                                                            | 0                                                                | 2 1                                                              | 0                                                                | 1 1/ Rs. 5,000                                                   |
|                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                        |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 29.                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 0                                                                |
| 30.                                                              | Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana                                      | 5 1783                                                           | 0 607                                                            | 0 107                                                            | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 202/ Rs. 58,90,800                                               |
| 31.                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 308                                                              | 23                                                               |                                                                  |
| 32. 33. 34.                                                      | Tripura Uttar                                                    | 814                                                              | 17                                                               |                                                                  | 5                                                                | 0                                                                | Rs. 2370/                                                        |
|                                                                  | Pradesh                                                          | 14833                                                            | 7189                                                             | 506 10                                                           | 4864 95                                                          | 164 0                                                            | 2,750 Rs. 11,51,20,480 15,35,000                                 |
| 35.                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                      | 1073                                                             | 183 102                                                          | 1                                                                |                                                                  |                                                                  | Rs. 0                                                            |
| 36.                                                              | West Bengal Total:                                               | 154 65,833                                                       | 14,283                                                           | 1,656                                                            | 13 8196                                                          | 0 516                                                            | 3,483/ 21,19,08,436                                              |

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