Lok Sabha Question No. 4146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Regulation for Food and Drugs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hibi Eden, Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## REGULATION FOR FOOD AND DRUGS

## 4146. SHRI HIBI EDEN: SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

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

- (a) whether the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has any proposal to the eateries in the country on the basis of the quality of food served by them;
- (b) if s o, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is proposed to bring in new regulations to check the reuse of cooking oi caterers, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to implement new regulator for food and drugs; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  &(b): Yes.  As  informed  by  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI), FSSAI's  Hygiene  Rating  Scheme  is  a user  driven,  technology  enabled  Scheme  applicable  to food  businesses  supplying  food  directly  to  consumers  either  on  or  off  the  premise. businesses are rated on the basis of food hygiene and safety conditions found at the inspection  and  are  giv en  a  score  between  (five  to  one)  as  per  their  hygiene  and  food  saf compliance. This Scheme has been recently introduced for food service sector such as hot restaurants, cafeterias, etc. The main purpose of this Scheme is to :
- i) Allow consumers to mak e an informed food choice about where to eat and inculcate   rig eating habits.
- ii) Encourage  food  businesses  to  adopt  high  hygiene  standards  and  to  sustain  them  so  a showcase the same to their consumers.
- (c): There is already a Regulation namely the Food Safety  and Standards (Licensing  and Registration  of  Food  Businesses),  Regulations,  2011.  In  the  said  Regulation,  the  fol guidelines are provided:
- (i) Re- use of cooking oil should be avoided;
- (ii) In case of reheating of oil, use maximum three times to avoid the formation of trans - fat. It is ideal to use once, if possible.
- (iii) Re- heating and reuse of oil should be avoided as far as possible. Avoid using left wherever possible. However, vegetab l  oil having developed Total Polar Compound more than 25% shall not be used.

Further, on 10.08.2018, the FSSAI launched a new initiative 'Repurpose Used Cooking Oil' which is an ecosystem that will enable the collection and conversion of used cooking oil to bio - diesel. FSSAI has issued directions on 30 th January, 2019 requiring Food Business Operators (FBOs), whose consumption of edible oils for frying is more than 50 liters per day,to m usage records and dispose the used cooking oil to authorized a ggregators for being delivered to bio - diesel manufacturers. Detailed guidelines have also been issued for handling & dispo used cooking oil by FBOs to ensure safe handling and disposal of Used Cooking Oil.

(d)& (e): There is no such proposal.

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