Lok Sabha Question No. 2873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Cardiovascular Diseases due to Trans fat
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH MARCH, 2021

## CARDIOVASCULAR DISEA SES DUE TO TRANS FAT

## 2873. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of deaths reported due to cardiovascular diseases caused by consumption of food laced with industrial trans fat;
- (b) whether India can eliminate the trans - fat content inedible products completely by 2023 as prescribed by the World Health Organisation, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the current commercial food products with FSSAI approval that contain Trans - Fatty Acids (TFA) level of more than three percent;
- (d)  the  metho dology  of  inspection  adopted  by  FSSAI to  ensure  that  the  above  mentioned commercial food products are in compliance with the latest notification regarding TFA;
- (e) whether the cap on TFA is proposed to be extended to all types of food other than fat and oi ls infuture; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons herefo ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : As  informed  by  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR),  as  per  WHO  Report launched during 2020 Global Week of Non Communicable Diseases from 7 to 13 September, consumption of industrially produced trans fats are estimated to cause around 500,000 dea er year due to coronary artery disease.

In India, there are of the 1.5 million deaths due to Coronary heart disease, 5% ( are due to Trans Fats.

- (b) : As  informed by  Food  Safety  and Standards Authority of  India  (FSSAI), the limit trans fatty acids i n Oils and Fats has been reduced from 5% by weight to not more than 3% from 1 st January, 2021 and by not more than 2% from 1st January 2022.

The limit of 2% by mass of total oil/fats present in the food products in which edi and fats are used as ingredient has been notified to be effective from 1st January 2022. changes introduced are in line with recommendations of World Health Organisation.

(c) :Details of commercial food products available in market with TFA more than 3% is n maintained ce ntrally.

(d) :The implementation and enforcement of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 primaril rests with the State/UT Governments. Regular  surveillance,  monitoring,  inspection  and  random  sampling  of  food  products, undertaken by the officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States/ UTs to check that the food products  comply with the standards laid down under Food Safety and Stand Act, 2006, and the rules and regulations made there under. In cases where the food sampl foundto be non - conforming, recourse is taken to penal provisions under Chapter IX of the F Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

(e) & (f) : The limit of 2% by mass of total oil/fats present in all the food products i edible  oils  and  fats  are  used  as  ingred ient  has  already  been  notified  to  be  effective  from 1 st January 2022.