Lok Sabha Question No. 2680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Adulterated Food
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2680

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## ADULTERATED FOOD

2680.   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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- (a) the details of the number of cases of food poisoning registered during the last three years and the current year due to consumption of adulterated food or expired food;
- (b) the details of the number of cases in which the guilty persons/companies/ authorities have been convicted if these cases are registered against such persons, companies or authorities; and
- (c) the details of the cases and the amount of fine paid, State-wise and company-wise during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) to (c ): As informed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), instances of cases of food poisoning have come to their notice.  FSSAI has informed that it has prescribed standards to ensure safe and wholesome food to the consumers through various regulations notified under  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Act.    Implementation  and  enforcement  of      these  regulations primarily lies with State /UT Governments.  Commissioners of Food Safety of States/UTs have been directed  from  time  to  time  to  conduct  regular  surveillance  and  enforcement  drives  to  curb  the adulteration in food products. States undertake regular monitoring, inspection and sampling of food items to check compliance of the prescribed standards and take penal action in cases  where the food products are found adulterated/misbranded or are of inferior quality.  Based on the information made available  by  the  States/UTs  ,  details  of  food  samples  analysed,  found  adulterated/misbranded  and action  taken  thereon  for  the  years  2016-17,  2017-18,  and  2018-19    is  at  Annexure  I,  II  and  III respectively . Information for the current year is not available.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2680 FOR 09.07.2019 REGARDING ADULTERATED FOOD.

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## State-wise details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and penal action taken for the year 2016-17

| Sr. No   | Name of the State/ U.T.   | No. of Samples Analysed   | No. of Samples found non-   | No. of Cases Launched   | No. of Cases Launched   | No. of Convictions/ Penalties   | No. of Convictions/ Penalties   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|          |                           |                           | confirming                  | Criminal                | Civil                   | Convictio ns                    | Fine amount raised in Rupees    |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh            | 4687                      | 552                         | 153                     | 396                     | 8                               | 11107000                        |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 302                       | 10                          | 1                       | 8                       | 0                               | 348400                          |
| 3.       | Assam                     | 526                       | 67                          | 3                       | 23                      | 0                               | 30000                           |
| 4.       | Bihar                     | 2427                      | 42                          | 3                       | 30                      | 6                               | 73000                           |
| 5.       | Chandigarh                | 251                       | 19                          | 2                       | 14                      | 1                               | 300000                          |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh              | 1693                      | 425                         |                         |                         |                                 | Not received from UT            |
| 7.       | Dadra &N.H                | 44                        | 3                           |                         | 3                       |                                 | Not received from UT            |
| 8.       | Daman &Diu                |                           |                             |                         |                         |                                 | Not received from UT            |
| 9.       | Delhi                     | 1152                      | 120                         | 9                       | 98                      | 106                             | 3741500                         |
| 10.      | Goa                       | 874                       | 111                         |                         | 5                       | 1                               | 20000                           |
| 11.      | Gujarat                   | 11329                     | 839                         | 46                      | 513                     | 2                               | 16681000                        |
| 12.      | Haryana                   | 2033                      | 188                         | 18                      | 243                     | 14                              | 2982170                         |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh          | 315                       | 57                          |                         | 35                      | 23                              | 195000                          |
| 14.      | Jammu& Kashmir            | 2952                      | 1114                        | 24                      | 611                     | 1                               |                                 |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                 |                           |                             |                         |                         |                                 | Not received from State         |
| 16.      | Karnataka                 | 2837                      | 341                         | 26                      | 112                     |                                 | 2195900                         |
| 17.      | Kerala                    | 1784                      | 457                         | 83                      | 124                     | 15                              | 375380                          |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh            | 5461                      | 609                         | 60                      | 483                     | 26                              | 7427700                         |
| 19.      | Maharashtra               | 10030                     | 2529                        | 313                     | 943                     | 0                               | 11080888                        |
| 20.      | Manipur                   | 207                       | 30                          | 0                       | 30                      | 0                               | 520000                          |
| 21.      | Meghalaya                 | 43                        | 3                           |                         |                         |                                 | Not received from State         |
| 22.      | Mizoram                   | 20                        | 2                           | 0                       | 0                       | 0                               | Not received from State         |
| 23.      | Nagaland                  | 285                       | 42                          | 0                       | 0                       | 0                               | 0                               |
| 24.      | Odisha                    | 508                       | 75                          | 12                      | 52                      | 0                               | 20000                           |
| 25.      | Puducherry                | 495                       | 32                          | 0                       | 0                       | 0                               |                                 |
| 26.      | Punjab                    | 4054                      | 2240                        | 56                      | 1442                    |                                 | 1410921                         |
| 27.      | Rajasthan                 | 4923                      | 1276                        | 193                     | 169                     | 0                               | 115557                          |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu                | 3022                      | 970                         | 244                     | 617                     | 109                             | 7898500                         |
| 29.      | Telangana                 | 1480                      | 330                         | 103                     | 85                      | 15                              | 504000                          |
| 30.      | Tripura                   | 173                       | 12                          | 0                       | 6                       | 0                               |                                 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh             | 13567                     | 5663                        | 375                     | 5101                    | 1273                            | 101962350                       |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand               | 676                       | 119                         | 3                       | 199                     |                                 | 1004000                         |
| 33.      | West Bengal               | 190                       | 48                          | 11                      |                         | 5                               | 200000                          |
|          | Total:                    | 78,340                    | 18,325                      | 13,080                  |                         | 1605                            | 17,01,93,266                    |

Source: States/UTs

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2680 FOR 09.07.2019 REGARDING ADULTERATED FOOD.

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## State-wise details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and  penal action taken for the year 2017-18 .

| Name of the State/U.T.   | No. of Samples Analysed   | No. of Samples found Adulterated or Misbranded   | No. of Cases Launched   | No. of Cases Launched   | No. of Convictions /Penalties   | No. of Convictions /Penalties   |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                          |                           |                                                  | Criminal                | Civil                   | Convictions                     | Fine amount raised in Rupees    |
| A &NIslands              | 234                       | 49                                               | Nil                     | 285                     | Nil                             | 36,91,500                       |
| AndhraPradesh            | 3881                      | 765                                              | 147                     | 282                     | 75                              | 49,11,500                       |
| Arunachal                | 269                       | 09                                               | 04                      | 07                      | Nil                             | 75,500                          |
| Pradesh Assam            | 610                       | 78                                               | 04                      | 39                      | Nil                             | 1,22,000                        |
| Bihar                    | 2248                      | 215                                              | 28                      | 122                     | -                               | -                               |
| Chandigarh               | 376                       | 25                                               |                         | 21                      |                                 | 2,25,000                        |
| Chhattisgarh             | 1564                      | 388                                              | 15                      | 81                      | 13                              | 1,71,004                        |
| Dadra &N.H               | 67                        | 04                                               | 04                      |                         | -                               | -                               |
| Daman &Diu               | 71                        | 06                                               | 02                      |                         | Nil                             |                                 |
| Delhi                    | 1271                      | 120                                              | 127                     | 0                       | 39                              | 2,68,98,000                     |
| Goa                      | 1268                      | 82                                               | 08                      |                         | 07                              | 7,05,000                        |
| Gujarat                  | 9576                      | 713                                              | 27                      | 481                     | 382                             | 2,59,82,503                     |
| Haryana                  | 2067                      | 380                                              | 33                      | 303                     | 08                              | 31,12,360                       |
| Himachal                 | 164                       | 50                                               | 09                      | 08                      | 05                              | 9,81,000                        |
| Pradesh Jammu&           | 3643                      | 992                                              | -                       | 921                     | 310                             | 54,89,200                       |
| Kashmir Jharkhand        | 580                       | 219                                              | -                       | -                       | -                               | -                               |
| Karnataka                | 3257                      | 426                                              | 53                      | 236                     | -                               | 40,27,270                       |
| Kerala                   | 3783                      | 703                                              | 48                      | 332                     | 88                              | 39,89,880                       |
| Lakshadweep              | Nil                       | Nil                                              |                         |                         |                                 |                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 6270                      | 904                                              | 27                      | 547                     | 10                              | 2,39,42,000                     |
| Maharashtra              | 9022                      | 1532                                             | 194                     | 589                     | 83                              | 17,34,500                       |
| Manipur                  | 830                       | 295                                              | 09                      | 19                      | 00                              | 2,60,000                        |
| Meghalaya                | 29                        | 03                                               | -                       | -                       | -                               | -                               |
| Mizoram                  | 84                        | 52                                               | Nil                     | Nil                     | Nil                             | Nil                             |
| Nagaland                 | 310                       | 69                                               | Nil                     | Nil                     | Nil                             | Nil                             |
| Odisha                   | 229                       | 54                                               | 13                      | 77                      | Nil                             | Nil                             |
| Puducherry               | 3,156                     |                                                  |                         |                         |                                 |                                 |
| Punjab                   | 11057                     | 3053                                             | 40                      | 1022                    | 22                              | 46,23,650                       |
| Rajasthan                | 3549                      | 1598                                             | 91                      | 171                     | 0                               | 7,83,000                        |
| Sikkim                   | 04                        | Nil                                              | Nil                     | Nil                     | Nil                             | Nil                             |
| Tamil Nadu               | 7383                      | 2461                                             | 496                     | 825                     | 896                             | 2,24,66,700                     |
| Telangana                | 823                       | 175                                              | 25                      | 15                      | 01                              | -                               |
| Tripura                  | 268                       | 18                                               | -                       | -                       | -                               | -                               |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 19063                     | 8375                                             | 102                     | 7232                    | 3237                            | 12,91,85,500                    |
| Uttarakhand              | 1119                      | 120                                              | -                       | -                       | -                               | -                               |
| West Bengal              | 1228                      | 329                                              | -                       | -                       | 22                              | 1,64,000                        |
| Total                    | 99,353                    | 24,262                                           | 1,506                   | 13,615                  | 5,198                           | 26,35,41,067                    |

Source: States/UT

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2680 FOR 09.07.2019 REGARDING ADULTERATED FOOD.

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| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2018-19   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of the State/U.T.                                              | No of Samples Collected                                             | No of Samples analysed                                              | No. of samples found substandard/ad ulterated/misbra nded           | No of cases launched                                                | No of cases launched                                                | No. of Convictions / Penalities                                     | No. of Convictions / Penalities                                     |
|                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     | Crimi nal                                                           | Civil                                                               | Convicti ons                                                        | Penalties amount raised in Rupees                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 4269                                                                | 4269                                                                | 608                                                                 | 25                                                                  | 171                                                                 |                                                                     | 1,45,000                                                            |
| Arunachal                                                           | 291                                                                 | 291                                                                 | 11                                                                  | 1                                                                   | 7                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 21,000                                                              |
| PPradesh Chandigarh                                                 | 315                                                                 | 315                                                                 | 30                                                                  |                                                                     | 21                                                                  |                                                                     | 3,35,000                                                            |
| Dadra &N.H                                                          | 60                                                                  | 57                                                                  | 18                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 40                                                                  |                                                                     | 6,75,500                                                            |
| Daman &Diu                                                          | 145                                                                 | 145                                                                 | 4                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     | Not Available                                                       |
| Delhi                                                               | 2464                                                                | 2464                                                                | 485                                                                 | 29                                                                  | 110                                                                 | 38                                                                  | 47,16,001                                                           |
| Goa                                                                 | 1640                                                                | 1550                                                                | 88                                                                  |                                                                     | 9                                                                   |                                                                     | 8,66,000                                                            |
| Haryana                                                             | 2729                                                                | 2662                                                                | 564                                                                 | 44                                                                  | 435                                                                 | 3                                                                   | 39,32,900                                                           |
| Himachal                                                            | 236                                                                 | 229                                                                 | 43                                                                  | 4                                                                   | 10                                                                  | 4                                                                   | 9,65,500                                                            |
| Pradesh Jammu& Kashmir                                              | 4041                                                                | 3600                                                                | 701                                                                 |                                                                     | 698                                                                 |                                                                     | 57,18,800                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                           | 508                                                                 | 499                                                                 | 208                                                                 |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     | Not Available                                                       |
| Madhya                                                              | 7150                                                                | 7063                                                                | 1352                                                                |                                                                     | 1343                                                                | 842                                                                 | 3,61,04,200                                                         |
| Pradesh Manipur                                                     | 388                                                                 | 388                                                                 | 56                                                                  |                                                                     | 16                                                                  |                                                                     | 6,89,000                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                           | 85                                                                  | 81                                                                  | 4                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| Nagaland                                                            | 202                                                                 | 202                                                                 | 45                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 63                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 37,500                                                              |
| Puducherry                                                          | 2037                                                                | 2037                                                                | 58                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| Punjab                                                              | 11920                                                               | 11920                                                               | 3403                                                                | 46                                                                  | 1861                                                                | 3                                                                   | 1,47,65,200                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                          | 14065                                                               | 5730                                                                | 2601                                                                | 666                                                                 | 1718                                                                | 306                                                                 | 5,01,11,950                                                         |
| Telangana                                                           | 1760                                                                | 1760                                                                | 224                                                                 | 33                                                                  | 191                                                                 | 3                                                                   | 2,48,000                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 18,026                                                              | 19173                                                               | 9403                                                                | 303                                                                 | 7852                                                                | 80                                                                  | 14,94,95,103                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                         | 1544                                                                | 755                                                                 | 125                                                                 | 8                                                                   | 28                                                                  |                                                                     | 28,53,000                                                           |

Source: States/UTs

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