Lok Sabha Question No. 4007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Adulterated Food Items
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4007 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH JANUARY, 2019

## ADULTERATED FOOD ITE MS

## 4007. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) whether nearly 25 percent of the edible goods are adulterated in India as per the r FSSAI and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether adulteration in m ilk products, edible oils, vegetables, sweets and other food item adversely affecting the health of the people in the country and if so, the details thereof
- (c) the percentage of adulteration reported in food items in the country during each of three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (d) the action taken against the guilty persons involved in it; and
- (e)  the  comprehensive  measures  and  rem edial  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check adulteration?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): As per the information received from States/UTs, the total number of analysed samples in the country found non - compliant to the provisions of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 200 and  Rules  and  Regulations  made  thereunder  during  the  last  three  years  is  less  than  25 higher than 20%.
- (b) to (d): Presence of contaminants li ke aflatoxin M1, heavy metals, insecticides etc. in food items beyond the prescribed limits is harmful to human health. A statement giving State/U data  relating  to    total  number  of  samples  analysed,  analysed  samples  found  non - conforming, percentage of such  non -compliant  samples, number of civil/criminal cases launched, number o cases of conviction, number of cases in which penalties imposed and amount raised for the 2015- 16, 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18  is at Annexure I, II and  III respectively. D ata relating to current year is not available.

Contd……..

(e): Implementation and enforcement of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 primaril lies  with  State/UT  Governments.  Regular  surveillance,  monitoring,  inspection  and  ran sampling o f food products are being carried out by the officials of Food Safety Departmen the respective States/UTs to check compliance of standards laid down under the FSS Act, and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. In cases where the food sample s are found to be non- conforming, recourse is taken to penal provisions under Chapter IX of the FSS Act, Punishment  for  unsafe  food  is  specified  in  Section  59  of  FSS  Act      which  includes conviction and fine which depends on seriousness of impact on human health. In cases resulting in death, the prison term may extend upto life imprisonment.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has  notified the Food Saf and Standards (Food Safety Auditing) Regulations, 2018 on 28.8.2018 to lay down procedure for conducting third party food safety audit of Food Business Operators (FBOs)  to  as adherence to food safety and hygiene  requirements laid down in Schedule 4 of the Food S and Standards (Licensing and Registration of F ood Businesses ) Regulations, 2011. FSSAI  is encouraging self compliance to provisions of FSS Act, Rules and Regulations by FBOs by w of developingsector specific guidance documents with the intent to provide implementati guidance  to  food  business es  (especially  the  small  and  medium  businesses)  in  meeting  the requirements  laid  down  in  Schedule  4    of    the  Food  Safety  &  Standards  (Licensing Registration  of  Food  Businesses)  Regulations,  2011  relating  to  hygiene  and  food  safet providing  trainin g to Food  Safety Supervisors in food business establishments, by  developi system - IFS Quick Access, integrating all Food Safety Standards and Regulations for provi quick  access  to  vertical  as  well  as  horizontal  standards  to  minimise    ambiguity the interpretation of  Act and Regulations .

FSSAI  is  also  creating  awareness  about  adulteration  through  manuals  like  Detect Adulterants with Rapid Testing (DART) which is compilation of some common adulterants an contaminants that can be tested by ci tizens themselves,   booklet titled 'Pink Book -Your Guide for Safe and Nutritious Food at Home' which is crafted specially for kitchens in Indian Homes so that the food prepared is safe, hygienic and nutritious.

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Annexure I

| 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   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  | Name of the State/ U.T.                                          | No. of Samples Analyse d No. of Samples found adulterated /misbrande | of samples found / misbranded                                    | Percentage adulterated No. Launched                              | Cases                                                            | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    |
|                                                                  |                                                                  | d 156                                                                |                                                                  | Crimina l                                                        | Civil                                                            | Convictio ns                                                     | Penalties/Amoun t raised in Rupees                               |
|                                                                  | A&N Islands                                                      | 25                                                                   | 16%                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | Rs. 2,71,000                                                     |
|                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 4860 870                                                             | 18%                                                              | 194                                                              | 347                                                              | 4                                                                | 83/ Rs. 52,15,000                                                |
|                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 290 30                                                               | 10%                                                              | 0                                                                | 28                                                               | 0                                                                | 5/ Rs. 15,000                                                    |
|                                                                  | Assam                                                            | 503 72                                                               | 14%                                                              | 10                                                               | 80                                                               | 2                                                                | 4                                                                |
|                                                                  | Bihar                                                            | 1447 35                                                              | 2%                                                               | 0                                                                | 93                                                               | 0                                                                | 4/ RS. 20,000                                                    |
|                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                       | 206 15                                                               | 7%                                                               | --                                                               | 15                                                               | 0                                                                | Rs. 10,52,000                                                    |
|                                                                  | Chhattisgar h                                                    | 1026 298                                                             | 29%                                                              | 3                                                                | 17                                                               | 0                                                                | Rs. 85,000                                                       |
|                                                                  | Dadra &N.H                                                       | 65 5                                                                 | 8%                                                               | 0                                                                | 2                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
|                                                                  | Daman& Diu                                                       | 106 11                                                               | 10%                                                              | 0                                                                | 11                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
|                                                                  | Delhi                                                            | 1472 239 72                                                          | 16%                                                              | 149                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  | 44,82,500                                                        |
|                                                                  | Goa                                                              | 1242                                                                 | 6%                                                               | 0                                                                | 0 4                                                              | 0 1                                                              | Rs. 1/ Rs.                                                       |
|                                                                  | Gujarat                                                          | 1155 14891                                                           | 8%                                                               | 30                                                               | 507                                                              | 1                                                                | 5,000 182/ Rs. 1,90,05,906                                       |
|                                                                  | Haryana                                                          | 2063 180 53                                                          | 9%                                                               | 7                                                                | 149                                                              | 0                                                                | 111/ Rs. 27,43,600                                               |
|                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 390                                                                  | 14%                                                              | 22                                                               | 12                                                               | 25                                                               | Rs. 9,50,000                                                     |
|                                                                  | Jammu& Kashmir                                                   | 1215 334                                                             | 27%                                                              | 1                                                                | 335                                                              | 215                                                              | Rs. 22,14,400                                                    |
|                                                                  | Karnataka                                                        | 433 459                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
|                                                                  | Kerala                                                           | 2340 2196                                                            | 19% 21%                                                          | -- 138                                                           | 58 246                                                           | 0 17                                                             | Rs. 4,36,000 44 /                                                |

Rs.  66,33,500

Madhya

9994

1311

Information received from States/UTs.

13%

82

879

36

447/

Rs. 21,65,98,989

| Pradesh                 |          |            |         |       |         |       | Rs. 4,48,26,000              |
|-------------------------|----------|------------|---------|-------|---------|-------|------------------------------|
| Maharashtr a Manipur    | 8066     | 2195       | 27%     | 190   |         | 24    | 186/ Rs. 59,16,053           |
|                         | 67       | 0          | 0%      | 0     | 418 8   | 8     | 8/ Rs. 1,64,000 0            |
| Meghalaya Mizoram       | 87       | 4 4        | 5%      |       |         | 0 0   |                              |
|                         |          |            | 24% 41% | 0 0   | 0 0     |       |                              |
| Nagaland                | 17 187   | 76         |         | --    | 32      | 20    | 0 20/ Rs. 10,000 1           |
|                         |          | 61 11      | 29% 1%  | --    |         | --    |                              |
| Odisha Puducherry       | 211 827  |            |         | 0     | 2 1     | 0     | 1/ Rs. 5,000 0               |
|                         |          |            |         |       |         | 0     |                              |
| Sikkim Tamil Nadu       | 5 1783   | 0 607      | 0% 34%  | 0 107 | 0 308   | 23    | 202/ Rs. 58,90,800 Rs. 2,750 |
|                         | 814      |            |         | --    | 5       |       |                              |
| Tripura Uttar Pradesh   | 14833    | 17 7189    | 2% 48%  | 506   | 4864    | 0 164 | 2370/ Rs. 11,51,20,480       |
| Uttarakhand West Bengal | 1073 154 | 183        | 17% 66% | 10    |         |       | Rs. 15,35,000                |
|                         |          |            |         | 1     | 95      | 0     |                              |
| Total:                  | 72,499   | 102 16,133 | 22%     | 1,450 | 13 8529 | 0 540 | 0 3,669/                     |

Odisha

508

75

15%

12

52

0

2/

Annexure II

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2016-2017   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  | Name of the State/ U.T.                                          | No. of Sample s Analys ed                                        | No. of Samples found non- confirmin g                            | Percentage of samples found adulterated /misbrand ed             | No. of Cases Launched No. of                                     | No. of Cases Launched No. of                                     | Convictions/ Penalties                                           |
|                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | Crimi nal                                                        | Civil Conviction 396                                             | Penalties/Amount raised in Rupees                                |
|                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 4687                                                             | 552                                                              | 12%                                                              | 153                                                              | s 8                                                              | 119/ 11107000                                                    |
|                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 302                                                              | 10                                                               | 3%                                                               | 1 8                                                              | 0                                                                | 12/ Rs. 348400 2/                                                |
|                                                                  | Assam                                                            | 526                                                              | 67                                                               | 13%                                                              | 3 23                                                             | 0                                                                | Rs. 30000 Rs.                                                    |
|                                                                  | Bihar                                                            |                                                                  |                                                                  | 2% 8%                                                            | 30                                                               |                                                                  |                                                                  |
|                                                                  |                                                                  | 2427                                                             | 42                                                               | 25%                                                              | 3 2 14 --                                                        | 6 1                                                              | 73000                                                            |
|                                                                  | Chandigarh Chhattisgarh &N.H                                     | 251 1693                                                         | 19 425                                                           |                                                                  | --                                                               | --                                                               | Rs. 300000                                                       |
|                                                                  | Dadra Delhi                                                      |                                                                  | 3                                                                | 7%                                                               | -- 3 9                                                           | --                                                               |                                                                  |
|                                                                  |                                                                  | 44 1152                                                          | 120                                                              | 10%                                                              | --                                                               | 106                                                              | 68/ Rs. 3741500 1/                                               |
|                                                                  | Goa                                                              | 874                                                              | 111                                                              | 13%                                                              | 98 5 513                                                         | 1                                                                | Rs. 20000                                                        |
|                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 839 188                                                          | 7% 9%                                                            | 46 18                                                            |                                                                  |                                                                  |
|                                                                  | Gujarat Haryana                                                  | 11329 2033                                                       |                                                                  |                                                                  | 243 --                                                           | 2 14                                                             | Rs. 16681000 71/ Rs. 2982170 Rs. 195000                          |
|                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 315                                                              | 57                                                               | 18%                                                              | 35                                                               | 23                                                               |                                                                  |
|                                                                  | Jammu& Kashmir                                                   | 2952                                                             | 1114                                                             | 38%                                                              | 611                                                              | 1                                                                | 320                                                              |
|                                                                  | Karnataka                                                        | 2837                                                             | 341                                                              | 12%                                                              | 24 26 112                                                        | --                                                               | 112/ Rs. 2195900                                                 |
|                                                                  | Kerala                                                           | 1784                                                             | 457                                                              | 26%                                                              | 83 124                                                           | 15                                                               | 4/ Rs. 375380                                                    |
|                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 5461                                                             | 609                                                              | 11%                                                              | 60                                                               | 26                                                               | 252/ Rs. 7427700                                                 |
|                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                      | 10030                                                            | 2529                                                             | 25%                                                              | 483 943                                                          | 0                                                                | 340/ Rs 11080888                                                 |
|                                                                  | Manipur                                                          | 207                                                              | 30                                                               | 14%                                                              | 313 0 30                                                         | 0                                                                | 5/                                                               |
|                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                        | 43                                                               | 3                                                                | 7%                                                               | -- --                                                            | --                                                               | Rs. 520000                                                       |
|                                                                  | Mizoram Nagaland                                                 | 20                                                               | 2                                                                | 10% 15%                                                          | 0 0                                                              | 0 0                                                              | 0                                                                |
|                                                                  |                                                                  | 285                                                              | 42                                                               |                                                                  | 0 0                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |

Rs. 20000

| Puducherry            | 32        | 6%         | 0       | 0     |        |                            |
|-----------------------|-----------|------------|---------|-------|--------|----------------------------|
|                       | 495       |            |         |       | 0      |                            |
|                       |           |            | 56 193  | 1442  | --     |                            |
| Punjab Rajasthan      | 4054 4923 | 2240 1276  | 55% 26% | 169   | 0      | Rs. 1410921 65/ Rs. 115557 |
| Tamil Nadu            | 3022      | 970 32%    | 244     | 617   | 109    | 442/ Rs. 7898500           |
| Telangana             | 1480      | 330 22%    | 103     | 85    | 15     | 17/ Rs.504000              |
|                       | 173 13567 | 12 7%      |         | 6     |        |                            |
| Tripura Uttar Pradesh |           | 5663 42%   | 0 375   | 5101  | 0 1273 | 2906/ Rs.101962350         |
| Uttarakhand           | 676       | 119 18%    | 3       | 199   | --     | 19/ Rs. 1004000            |
| West Bengal           | 190       | 48 25%     | 11      | --    | 5      | Rs. 200000                 |
| Total:                | 78,340    | 18,325 23% | 1738    | 11351 | 1605   | 4757/ Rs.17,01,93,266      |

Information received from States/UTs.

Annexure III

|                        | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for the year 2017-18   |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of the State/U.T. | No. of Samples Analysed                                             | No. of Samples found Adulterated /Misbranded                        | Percentage of samples found adulterated /misbranded                 | No. of Cases Launched                                               | No. of Cases Launched                                               | No. of Convictions / Penalties                                      | No. of Convictions / Penalties                                      | No. of Convictions / Penalties                                      |
|                        |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     | Criminal                                                            | Civil                                                               | Convictions                                                         | Penalties no.                                                       | Penalties amount raised in Rupees                                   |
| A&NIslands             | 234                                                                 | 49                                                                  | 21%                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 285                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 285                                                                 | 36,91,500                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 3881                                                                | 765                                                                 | 20%                                                                 | 147                                                                 | 282                                                                 | 75                                                                  | 121                                                                 | 49,11,500                                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 269                                                                 | 9                                                                   | 3%                                                                  | 4                                                                   | 7                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 9                                                                   | 75,500                                                              |
| Assam                  | 610                                                                 | 78                                                                  | 13%                                                                 | 4                                                                   | 39                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 6                                                                   | 1,22,000                                                            |
| Bihar                  | 2248                                                                | 215                                                                 | 10%                                                                 | 28                                                                  | 122                                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| Chandigarh             | 376                                                                 | 25                                                                  | 7%                                                                  | -                                                                   | 21                                                                  | --                                                                  | 4                                                                   | 2,25,000                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh           | 1564                                                                | 388                                                                 | 25%                                                                 | 15                                                                  | 81                                                                  | 13                                                                  | 30                                                                  | 1,71,004                                                            |
| Dadra & N.H            | 67                                                                  | 4                                                                   | 6%                                                                  | 4                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| Daman& Diu             | 71                                                                  | 6                                                                   | 8%                                                                  | 2                                                                   | -                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |                                                                     |
| Delhi                  | 1271                                                                | 120                                                                 | 9%                                                                  | 127                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 39                                                                  | -                                                                   | 2,68,98,000                                                         |
| Goa                    | 1268                                                                | 82                                                                  | 6%                                                                  | 8                                                                   | -                                                                   | 7                                                                   | -                                                                   | 7,05,000                                                            |
| Gujarat                | 9576                                                                | 713                                                                 | 7%                                                                  | 27                                                                  | 481                                                                 | 382                                                                 | 382                                                                 | 2,59,82,503                                                         |
| Haryana                | 2067                                                                | 380                                                                 | 18%                                                                 | 33                                                                  | 303                                                                 | 8                                                                   | 280                                                                 | 31,12,360                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 164                                                                 | 50                                                                  | 30%                                                                 | 9                                                                   | 8                                                                   | 5                                                                   | 43                                                                  | 9,81,000                                                            |
| Jammu& Kashmir         | 3643                                                                | 992                                                                 | 27%                                                                 | -                                                                   | 921                                                                 | 310                                                                 | 512                                                                 | 54,89,200                                                           |
| Jharkhand              | 580                                                                 | 219                                                                 | 38%                                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| Karnataka              | 3257                                                                | 426                                                                 | 13%                                                                 | 53                                                                  | 236                                                                 | -                                                                   | 236                                                                 | 40,27,270                                                           |
| Kerala                 | 3783                                                                | 703                                                                 | 19%                                                                 | 48                                                                  | 332                                                                 | 88                                                                  | 147                                                                 | 39,89,880                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 6270                                                                | 904                                                                 | 14%                                                                 | 27                                                                  | 547                                                                 | 10                                                                  | 507                                                                 | 2,39,42,000                                                         |
| Maharashtra            | 9022                                                                | 1532                                                                | 17%                                                                 | 194                                                                 | 589                                                                 | 83                                                                  | 141                                                                 | 17,34,500                                                           |
| Manipur                | 830                                                                 | 295                                                                 | 36%                                                                 | 9                                                                   | 19                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 4                                                                   | 2,60,000                                                            |
| Meghalaya              | 29                                                                  | 3                                                                   | 10%                                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| Mizoram                | 84                                                                  | 52                                                                  | 62%                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 5                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| Nagaland               | 310                                                                 | 69                                                                  | 22%                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| Odisha                 | 229                                                                 | 54                                                                  | 24%                                                                 | 13                                                                  | 77                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |

| Puducherry    | 3,156   | --     | --   | --    | -      | -     | -     | -            |
|---------------|---------|--------|------|-------|--------|-------|-------|--------------|
| Punjab        | 11057   | 3053   | 28%  | 40    | 1022   | 22    | 568   | 46,23,650    |
| Rajasthan     | 3549    | 1598   | 45%  | 91    | 171    | 0     | 108   | 7,83,000     |
| Sikkim        | 4       | 0      | 0%   | 0     | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0            |
| Tamil Nadu    | 7383    | 2461   | 33%  | 496   | 825    | 896   | -     | 2,24,66,700  |
| Telangana     | 823     | 175    | 21%  | 25    | 15     | 1     | 20    | -            |
| Tripura       | 268     | 18     | 7%   | -     | -      | -     | -     | -            |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19063   | 8375   | 44%  | 102   | 7232   | 3237  | 4219  | 12,91,85,500 |
| Uttarakhand   | 1119    | 120    | 11%  | -     | -      | -     | -     | -            |
| West Bengal   | 1228    | 329    | 27%  | -     | -      | 22    | -     | 1,64,000     |
| Total         | 99,353  | 24,262 | 24%  | 1,506 | 13,615 | 5,198 | 7,627 | 26,35,41,067 |

Information received from States/UTs.