Lok Sabha Question No. 3843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Regulations for Imported Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3843 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2017

## REGULATIONS FOR IMPO RTED FOOD

## 3843. SHRI K.N.RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) the details of food products imported in the country during the last three years, product and country - wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to introduce new regulations for imported food items and their shelf life;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the extent by which the new regulation is likely to ensure quality of imported food items?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a):  As  per  data  captured  under  the  Food  Import  Clearance  System  of  the  Food  Safety Standards Authority of  India, an online system  operational at six ports, viz., Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Cochin and Tuticorin,   details of major food products imported in the country and  details  of  major  food  exporting  countries  to  India  during  the  last  three  years Annexure-I and II respectively.
- (b) & (c):  The  Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Food  Import)  Regulations  2017  notified  o 09.03.2017, contain a provision that no arti cle of food sh all be cl ear ed f r om t he C ustomsunless the valid shelf life of such an article is sixty per cent or more at t he t i me ofimport .
- (d): The Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2017 will ensure safety imported food items.

## ANNEXURE -I

## Top food items imported during last 3 years (in terms of quantity)

| 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Oil & oil products 2. Pulses 3. Fruits & Nuts 4. Sugar & Sugar Confectionery 5. Cereals 6. Cocoa & Cocoa products 7. Oil seeds/Misc. Grains 8. Food preparation items 9. Alcoholic Beverages 10. Non Alcoholic beverages 11. Confectionery 12. Fruit juices 13. Inorganic Chemicals 14. Vegetables 15. Fish & Fish products | 1. Pulses 2. Oil & oil products 3. Fruits & Nuts 4. Cereals 5. Confectionery 6. Cocoa & Cocoa products 7. Oil seeds/Misc. Grains 8. Vegetables 9. Alcoholic Beverages 10. Non Alcoholic beverages 11. Sugar & Sugar Confectionery 12. Food preparation items 13. Fruit juices 14. Fish & Fish products 15. Dairy Products | 1. Pulses 2. Oil & oil products 3. Cereals 4. Fruits & Nuts 5. Sugar & Sugar Confectionery 6. Oil seeds/Misc. Grains 7. Cocoa & Cocoa products 8. Alcoholic Beverages 9. Food preparation items 10. Organic Chemicals 11. Non Alcoholic beverages 12. Fish & Fish products 13. Dairy Products 14. Fruit juices 15. Inorganic Chemicals |

ANNEXURE - II

Major  food  exporting  countries  to  India  during  last  3  years  (in  terms  of quantity)

| 2014                                           | 2014                                                                                                            | 2015                                           | 2015                                                                                                             | 2016                                                                                                                                                           |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. | Indonesia Canada Myanmar Ukraine Malaysia Australia Argentina USA China Russia Tanzania Brazil Mozambique Chile | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. | Canada Indonesia Ukraine Myanmar Malaysia Australia Argentina USA Russia China Brazil Tanzania France Mozambique | 1. Ukraine 2. Canada 3. Indonesia 4. Australia 5. Myanmar 6. Malaysia 7. Argentina 8. Russia 9. USA 10. Brazil 11. France 12. China 13. Tanzania 14. Lithuania |