Lok Sabha Question No. 1829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Testing of Foodgrains by FSSAI
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th JULY, 2018

## TESTING OF FOODGRAIN S BY FSSAI

## 1829. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will  the  Minister  of HEALTH  AND FAMILY  WELFARE be  pleased  to  state  the details of procedure followed by the FSSAI to test food grainsdistributed under PDS system along with the number of times FSSAI has tested foodgrains distributed under PDS, State/ UT wise?

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

Standards  of  food  grains  are  covered  under  sub - regulation  2.4.6  of  Food  Safety  and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. All food business operators have to comply with the provisions of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, Rule Regulations  made  thereunder.  The  implementation  and  enforcement  of  Food  Safety  and Standards  Act,  2006,  Rules  and  Regulation s  made  thereunder  primarily  rests  with  State/UT Governments.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) vide letter dated 16 th March, 2017 addressed  to  Commissioner  of  Food  Safety  of  all  States/UTs  has  specifically  asked  the ensure the compl iance of the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules a Regulations  made  thereunder  by  the  establishments  of  Food  Corporation  of  India,  Food Supply Departments and Fair Price Shops.

Regular surveillance, monitoring, inspection and random sampling of food products are being carried out by the Officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States/ check compliance of the standards laid down under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the rules and regulations made t hereunder. In cases where the food samples are found to be non -conforming, recourse is taken to penal provisions under Chapter IX of the FSS Act, 2006 separate enforcement data is maintained centrally by the FSSAI w.r.t. food grains dist under P DS. However,  based on information made available by the States/UTs, details of f samples received, analysed, found non - conforming, and action taken during the year 2017 - 18 is at Annexure.

Source: States/UTs.

## Annexure

|                                    | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   |
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                              | Total No. of Samples Received                                  | No. of Samples Analyzed                                        | No. of Samples found Adult.& Misbranded                        | No. of Cases Launched                                          | No. of Cases Launched                                          | No. of Convictions / Penalties                                 | No. of Convictions / Penalties                                 | No. of Convictions / Penalties                                 |
|                                    |                                                                | 234                                                            |                                                                | Criminal                                                       | Civil                                                          | Convictions                                                    | Penalties no.                                                  | penalties amount                                               |
| A &NIslands                        |                                                                |                                                                | 49                                                             | Nil                                                            | 285                                                            | Nil Nil                                                        | 285 09                                                         | 36,91,500 75,500                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh Assam            | 234                                                            |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | 07 39                                                          | Nil                                                            | 06                                                             | 1,22,000                                                       |
|                                    | 270                                                            | 269                                                            | 09                                                             | 04                                                             | 122                                                            | -                                                              |                                                                |                                                                |
|                                    | 610 2412 376                                                   | 610 2248 376                                                   | 78 215                                                         | 04 28                                                          | 21                                                             |                                                                |                                                                | -                                                              |
| Bihar                              |                                                                |                                                                | 25                                                             |                                                                | 81                                                             |                                                                | -                                                              | 2,25,000 1,71,004                                              |
| Chandigarh                         | 1564                                                           | 1564 67                                                        | 388                                                            | 15                                                             |                                                                | 13 -                                                           | 04                                                             |                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 67                                                             |                                                                | 04                                                             | 04 02                                                          | 04 02                                                          |                                                                | 30 Nil                                                         | -                                                              |
| Dadra &N.H Daman& Diu Delhi        |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | Nil 39                                                         | - -                                                            | 2,68,98,000                                                    |
| Goa                                | 71 1275 1310                                                   | 71 1271 1268                                                   | 06 120                                                         | 127                                                            | 0                                                              |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |
|                                    | 9828                                                           |                                                                | 82                                                             | 08                                                             | 08                                                             | 07                                                             | 07                                                             |                                                                |
|                                    | 2126                                                           |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | 481                                                            | 485                                                            | 382                                                            | 7,05,000 2,59,82,503 3,130,360                                 |
| Gujarat                            |                                                                | 9576 2067 164                                                  | 713                                                            | 27                                                             |                                                                | 08 05                                                          |                                                                | 9,81,000                                                       |
| Haryana Himachal Pradesh Karnataka | 169                                                            |                                                                | 380 50 426                                                     | 33                                                             | 303 08 236                                                     | -                                                              | 280 43 236                                                     |                                                                |
|                                    |                                                                | 3257                                                           |                                                                | 09 53                                                          |                                                                |                                                                | 147                                                            |                                                                |
|                                    | 3257                                                           |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | 332 547                                                        |                                                                | 507                                                            | 40,27,270 39,89,880 23,942,000                                 |
| Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra  | 3943                                                           | 3783                                                           | 703 904 1532                                                   | 48 27                                                          | 589                                                            | 88 10 83                                                       | 141                                                            | 17,34,500                                                      |
| Manipur                            | 7121 9722 830                                                  | 6270 9022 830                                                  | 295                                                            | 194 09                                                         | 19                                                             | 00                                                             |                                                                | 2,60,000                                                       |
|                                    | 84                                                             | 84                                                             | 52                                                             |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |
|                                    |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | 04 05                                                          | Nil Nil                                                        |
| Mizoram Nagaland                   |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | Nil Nil 13                                                     | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |                                                                |                                                                |
|                                    | 310                                                            | 310                                                            | 69 54                                                          |                                                                | Nil 77 -                                                       | Nil Nil -                                                      | Nil Nil                                                        | Nil                                                            |
| Odisha Puducherry Punjab           | 229 3,156                                                      | 229 3,156 11057                                                | -                                                              | -                                                              |                                                                |                                                                | -                                                              | -                                                              |
|                                    | 11623                                                          |                                                                | 3053                                                           |                                                                | 1022                                                           |                                                                | 568                                                            | 46,23,650 Nil                                                  |
|                                    |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | 40                                                             |                                                                | 22                                                             |                                                                |                                                                |
| Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura          | 04 6617                                                        | 04 7383                                                        | Nil 2461                                                       | Nil 496                                                        | Nil 825                                                        | Nil 896 -                                                      | Nil                                                            | 2,24,66,700 -                                                  |
|                                    | 268                                                            | 268                                                            | 18                                                             | -                                                              | -                                                              |                                                                | - -                                                            |                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | 102                                                            |                                                                | 3237                                                           | 4219                                                           |                                                                |
| West Bengal                        | 23576 1326                                                     | 19063 1228                                                     | 8375 329                                                       |                                                                | 7232                                                           | 22                                                             |                                                                | 12,91,85,500 1,64,000                                          |
| Total                              | 92,378                                                         | 85,729                                                         | 20,390                                                         | 1,243                                                          | 12,226                                                         | 4,915                                                          | 68,66                                                          | 252,375,367                                                    |