Lok Sabha Question No. 946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Sub-Standard Quality Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 946 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## SUB - STANDARD QUALITY FOO D

## 946. DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that a number of hotels and restaurants are serving sub- standard quality food to the customers resulting in incidents of food poisoning, and i details thereof;
- (b) the action taken by the Government during each of the last three years and the current State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has extended the deadline for hoteliers and restaurants to mandatory licence and registration under the Food Safet y and Standards Act;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure more effective moni and regular inspections of hotels and restaurants in the country in order t check such incidents?

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

- (a)& (b): Some cases of serving sub - standard  quality  food  to  the  customers  by  hotels  and restaurants resulting in incidents of food poisoning have come to the notice of Food Saf Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI).  All  such  complaints  have  been  forwarded  to the concerned Food Safety Commissioners of States/UTs for strict action as enforcement of F Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006, Rules and Regulations made thereunder primarily r with them.

Contd…………..

As per the information received regardi ng Food Business Operators, including hotels and restaurants, the number of total food samples analysed, found non -conforming and action taken thereon for the last three years is at Annexure .

(c)& (d): No. On the request of various stakeholders and ass ociations, the Government had extended  the  time  line  upto  4 th August,  2016  for  all  the  Food  Business  Operators  including hoteliers  and  restaurants  seeking  conversion/renewal  of  existing  license/registratio repealed Act and Orders. No further extensi on has been given.

(e): To ensure the availability of safe and wholesome food, regular surveillance, monit and  inspection  of  food  being  served  at  hotels  and  restaurants  are  being  carried  out Officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States/UTs to check co mplian e of the standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006, and the rules regulations  made  thereunder.  In  cases  where  the  samples  are  found  to  be  non - conforming, recourse is taken to penal provisions specified under FSS Act , 2006.

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## Annexure

| Statement regarding number of samples of food products examined, found non -conforming to provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made and prosecution launched during the last three years   | Statement regarding number of samples of food products examined, found non -conforming to provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made and prosecution launched during the last three years   | Statement regarding number of samples of food products examined, found non -conforming to provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made and prosecution launched during the last three years   | Statement regarding number of samples of food products examined, found non -conforming to provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made and prosecution launched during the last three years   | Statement regarding number of samples of food products examined, found non -conforming to provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made and prosecution launched during the last three years   | Statement regarding number of samples of food products examined, found non -conforming to provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made and prosecution launched during the last three years   | Statement regarding number of samples of food products examined, found non -conforming to provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made and prosecution launched during the last three years   |
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| Year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Number of samples analysed                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Number of samples found non conforming                                                                                                                                                                                                | Number of cases in which Civil/ Criminal cases launched                                                                                                                                                                               | Number of cases of Conviction                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Cases of penalty                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Cases of penalty                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Number of samples analysed                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Number of samples found non conforming                                                                                                                                                                                                | Number of cases in which Civil/ Criminal cases launched                                                                                                                                                                               | Number of cases of Conviction                                                                                                                                                                                                         | No. of cases in which Penalties imposed                                                                                                                                                                                               | Amount of penalty raised                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2015- 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 72499                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 16133                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 9979                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 540                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3669                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs.21,65,98,989                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2016- 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 78340                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 18325                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 13080                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1605                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4757                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs.17,01,93,266                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2017- 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 99353                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 24262                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15121                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5198                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7627                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. 25,23,75, 367                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

Source: States/UTs