Lok Sabha Question No. 3686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Violation of Food Safety Norms
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH MARCH, 2017

## VIOLATION OF FOOD SA FETY NORMS

## 3686. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

(a)  whether  the  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  are  taking  noti popular food brands who are violating food safety norms by giving misleading information cl aims on food packets;

- (b) if so, the details on total number of violators and details of action initiated agains
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  action  regarding  complete  ban  on  celeb endorsement of food products that is high in salt, sugar and harmful chemicals;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  amend  the  law  to  levy  penalty  celebr responsible for false and misleading claims; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

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

## (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) & (b): As per information made available by States to the FSSAI, the number of fo samples  analysed ,  samples  found  adulterated/misbranded,  number  of  cases  launched    and convictions and penalties imposed during 2015 - 16 are given at Annexure. Further, complaints on  misleading  advertisements  are  also  received  in  the  FSSAI  through  Grievances  Agai Mislea ding Advertisements (GAMA) portal of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry o Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. So far, 77 complaints of such nature have received in the FSSAI.

- (c): No such action has been initiated by the Mi nistry of Health and Family Welfare or FSSAI.
- (d): Does not arise.
- (e): Section 24 of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 provides restriction advertisement and prohibition to unfair trade practices. Further, sections 52 and 53 of the FSS Act, 2006 provide penalties for misbranded food and misleading advertisement respectively change in the law is under consideration in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- (f): Does not arise.

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## Annexure

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

* Figures based on Half Yearly reports