Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Adulteration in Food Products
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, RAHUL KASWAN, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## ADULTERATION IN FOOD PRODUCTS

## 623. DR. P.K. BIJU:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken note  of  adulteration,  use  of  banned  chemicals and pesticides in vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, milk, dairy products and other packaged food items in the country, if so, the punitive measures taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) the number of incidents of adulteration in food products, inspections/ raids carried out, cases registered, food products found unsuitable for human consumption and the persons convicted during the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has recently registered cases against erring persons/food production companies, if so, the details thereof and the present status in thi regard;
- (d) the other measures taken/being taken to regulate the use of chemicals in the packaged food products create consumer awareness ensure compliance of the prescribed regulations/norms by foodmanufacturing/p rocessing companies; and
- (e) the steps taken to implement the FSSAI benchmark in food products, if any, in the country?

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

- (a) to (c): Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Contaminants,  Toxins  and  Residues)  Regulations prescribe the tolerance limits of contaminants, toxins and residues related to pesticid metals, antibiotics etc on food commodity.

The Central Insecticide Board & Registration Committee (CIB & RC), Department of Agriculture  &  Corporation,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  has  banned  various  pesticides  unde Insecticide Act 1968. The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also ba these  pesticides  under  Fo od Safety  and  Standards  (Contaminants,  Toxins  and  Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2018

Cases  of  adulteration,  use  of  chemicals  and  pesticides  in  excess  of  the  pres tolerance  limits  in  various  food  products  etc.  do  come  to  the  notice  of  FSSAI.  A s  the enforcementof the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006, Rules and Regulations made thereunder primarily lies with the State/UT Governments, regular surveillance, inspection and sampling of food products are being done by the Food Safety Officia ls in the States/UTs to check the compliance of the provisions of FSS Act, 2006. The  details  of  food samples collected, tested, found non - conforming and penal action taken as received from various States/UTs for t last three years  is  at Annexures-I, II and III respectively.  However, details of action taken against specific individuals and/or production companies by name are not available.

(d) & (e) : FSSAI  has      laid  down  maximum  limits  of  chemicals  such  as  preservatives, additives including per mitted colours etc. in Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standard and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011.

FSSAI  impresses  upon  the  State/UT  Governments  from  time  to  time  to  undertake effective and rigorous  enforcement activities in the States and UTs to ensure the qua safety of food products including packaged food products. These issues are also   tak en up in the meetings of Central Advisory Committee as well as Video Conferences which takes place at regular periodical intervals.

Awareness is being created amongst consumers about adulteration and steps for reduc harmful effects of pesticides. To c ombat adulteration in commonly adulterated food items, such as milk, spices and condiments, honey, water, Oils and Fats, FSSAI has  released a bo namely Detect Adulteration with Rapid Test (DART) which is a compilation of common quick tests for detec tion of food adulterants at household .

Awareness is also being created amongst consumers about importance of washing frui and vegetables before consumption to avoid harmful effects of pesticides /insecticides re fruits  and  vegetables.  FSSAI  h as  also  asked  State  Food  Safety  Commissioners  to  undertake awareness campaign on pesticides/insecticides residues in fruits and vegetables.

## Annexure-I

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing                  | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing        | Annual Public Laboratory Testing        |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sr. No                             | Name of the State/ U.T.            | Total No. of samples received      | No. of samples analysed            | Report No. of samples found found non- confirming | for the No. of cases launched      | year                               | 2015-2016 No. of Convictions/ Penalties | 2015-2016 No. of Convictions/ Penalties |
|                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                                   | Criminal                           | Civil                              | Convictio ns                            | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees      |
| 1.                                 | A & N Islands                      | 156                                | 156                                | 25                                                | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                       | Rs. 2,71,000                            |
| 2.                                 | Andhra Pradesh                     | 4860                               | 4860                               | 870                                               | 194                                | 347                                | 4                                       | 83/ Rs. 52,15,000                       |
| 3.                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 290                                | 290                                | 30                                                | 0                                  | 28                                 | 0                                       | 5/ Rs. 15,000                           |
| 4.                                 | Assam                              | 503                                | 503                                | 72                                                | 10                                 | 80                                 | 2                                       | 4                                       |
| 5.                                 | Bihar                              | 2032                               | 1447                               | 35                                                | 0                                  | 93                                 | 0                                       | 4/ RS. 20,000                           |
| 6.                                 | Chandigarh                         | 206                                | 206                                | 15                                                |                                    | 15                                 | 0                                       | Rs. 10,52,000                           |
| 7.                                 | Chhattisgarh                       | 1026                               | 1026                               | 298                                               | 3                                  | 17                                 | 0                                       | Rs. 85,000                              |
| 8.                                 | Dadra & N.H                        | 65                                 | 65                                 | 5                                                 | 0                                  | 2                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 9.                                 | Daman & Diu                        | 106                                | 106                                | 11                                                | 0                                  | 11                                 | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 10.                                | Delhi                              | 1472                               | 1472                               | 239                                               | 149                                | 0                                  | 0                                       | Rs. 44,82,500                           |
| 11.                                | Goa                                | 1132                               | 1155                               | 72                                                | 0                                  | 4                                  | 1                                       | 1/ Rs. 5,000                            |
| 12.                                | Gujarat                            | 15115                              | 14891                              | 1242                                              | 30                                 | 507                                | 1                                       | 182/ Rs. 1,90,05,906                    |
| 13.                                | Haryana                            | 2121                               | 2063                               | 180                                               | 7                                  | 149                                | 0                                       | 111/ Rs. 27,43,600                      |
| 14.                                | Himachal Pradesh                   | 415                                | 390                                | 53                                                | 22                                 | 12                                 | 25                                      | Rs. 9,50,000                            |
| 15.                                | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 1354                               | 1215                               | 334                                               | 1                                  | 335                                | 215                                     | Rs. 22,14,400                           |
| 16.                                | Karnataka                          | 2894                               | 2340                               | 433                                               |                                    | 58                                 | 0                                       | Rs. 4,36,000                            |
| 17.                                | Kerala                             | 2364                               | 2196                               | 459                                               | 138                                | 246                                | 17                                      | 44 / Rs. 66,33,500                      |
| 18.                                | Madhya Pradesh                     | 10035                              | 9994                               | 1311                                              | 82                                 | 879                                | 36                                      | 447/ Rs. 4,48,26,000                    |
| 19.                                | Maharashtra                        | 8841                               | 8066                               | 2195                                              | 190                                | 418                                | 24                                      | 186/Rs. 59,16,053                       |
| 20.                                | Manipur                            | 67                                 | 67                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                  | 8                                  | 8                                       | 8/ Rs. 1,64,000                         |
| 21.                                | Meghalaya                          | 124                                | 87                                 | 4                                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 22.                                | Mizoram                            | 24                                 | 17                                 | 4                                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 23.                                | Nagaland                           | 187                                | 187                                | 76                                                |                                    | 32                                 | 20                                      | 20/ Rs. 10,000                          |
| 24.                                | Odisha                             | 211                                | 211                                | 61                                                |                                    | 2                                  |                                         | 1                                       |
| 25.                                | Puducherry                         | 827                                | 827                                | 11                                                | 0                                  | 1                                  | 0                                       | 1/ Rs. 5,000                            |
| 26.                                | Sikkim                             | 5                                  | 5                                  | 0                                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 27.                                | Tamil Nadu                         | 1742                               | 1783                               | 607                                               | 107                                | 308                                | 23                                      | 202/ Rs. 58,90,800                      |
| 28.                                | Tripura                            | 814                                | 814                                | 17                                                |                                    | 5                                  | 0                                       | Rs. 2,750                               |
| 29.                                | Uttar Pradesh                      | 17726                              | 14833                              | 7189                                              | 506                                | 4864                               | 164                                     | 2370/ Rs. 11,51,20,480                  |
| 30.                                | Uttarakhand                        | 1073                               | 1073                               | 183                                               | 10                                 | 95                                 | 0                                       | Rs. 15,35,000                           |
| 31.                                | West Bengal                        | 154                                | 154                                | 102                                               | 1                                  | 13                                 | 0                                       | 0                                       |
|                                    | Total:                             | 77,941                             | 72,499                             | 16,133                                            | 1,450                              | 8529                               | 540                                     | 3,669/ Rs. 21,65,98,989                 |

|        | 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   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No | Name of the State/ U.T.                                          | Total No. of samples received                                    | No. of samples analysed                                          | No. of samples found non-                                        | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    |
|        |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | confirming                                                       | Criminal                                                         | Civil                                                            | Convictions                                                      | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees                               |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 4687                                                             | 4687                                                             | 552                                                              | 153                                                              | 396                                                              | 8                                                                | 119/11107000                                                     |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 302                                                              | 302                                                              | 10                                                               | 1                                                                | 8                                                                | 0                                                                | 12/Rs. 348400                                                    |
| 3.     | Assam                                                            | 536                                                              | 526                                                              | 67                                                               | 3                                                                | 23                                                               | 0                                                                | 2/Rs. 30000                                                      |
| 4.     | Bihar                                                            | 2507                                                             | 2427                                                             | 42                                                               | 3                                                                | 30                                                               | 6                                                                | Rs. 73000                                                        |
| 5.     | Chandigarh                                                       | 251                                                              | 251                                                              | 19                                                               | 2                                                                | 14                                                               | 1                                                                | Rs. 300000                                                       |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh                                                     | 1693                                                             | 1693                                                             | 425                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 7.     | Dadra & N.H                                                      | 44                                                               | 44                                                               | 3                                                                |                                                                  | 3                                                                |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 8.     | Delhi                                                            | 1155                                                             | 1152                                                             | 120                                                              | 9                                                                | 98                                                               | 106                                                              | 68/Rs. 3741500                                                   |
| 9.     | Goa                                                              | 920                                                              | 874                                                              | 111                                                              |                                                                  | 5                                                                | 1                                                                | 1/ Rs. 20000                                                     |
| 10.    | Gujarat                                                          | 11364                                                            | 11329                                                            | 839                                                              | 46                                                               | 513                                                              | 2                                                                | Rs. 16681000                                                     |
| 11.    | Haryana                                                          | 2041                                                             | 2033                                                             | 188                                                              | 18                                                               | 243                                                              | 14                                                               | 71/ Rs. 2982170                                                  |
| 12.    | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 351                                                              | 315                                                              | 57                                                               |                                                                  | 35                                                               | 23                                                               | Rs. 195000                                                       |
| 13.    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                  | 3320                                                             | 2952                                                             | 1114                                                             | 24                                                               | 611                                                              | 1                                                                | 320                                                              |
| 14.    | Karnataka                                                        | 2837                                                             | 2837                                                             | 341                                                              | 26                                                               | 112                                                              |                                                                  | 112/ Rs. 2195900                                                 |
| 15.    | Kerala                                                           | 1899                                                             | 1784                                                             | 457                                                              | 83                                                               | 124                                                              | 15                                                               | 4/Rs. 375380                                                     |
| 16.    | Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 5675                                                             | 5461                                                             | 609                                                              | 60                                                               | 483                                                              | 26                                                               | 252/ Rs. 7427700                                                 |
| 17.    | Maharashtra                                                      | 10716                                                            | 10030                                                            | 2529                                                             | 313                                                              | 943                                                              | 0                                                                | 340/Rs 11080888                                                  |
| 18.    | Manipur                                                          | 207                                                              | 207                                                              | 30                                                               | 0                                                                | 30                                                               | 0                                                                | 5/ Rs. 520000                                                    |
| 19.    | Meghalaya                                                        | 47                                                               | 43                                                               | 3                                                                |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 20.    | Mizoram                                                          | 26                                                               | 20                                                               | 2                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |                                                                  |
| 21.    | Nagaland                                                         | 285                                                              | 285                                                              | 42                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 22.    | Odisha                                                           | 508                                                              | 508                                                              | 75                                                               | 12                                                               | 52                                                               | 0                                                                | 2/Rs. 20000                                                      |
| 23.    | Puducherry                                                       | 495                                                              | 495                                                              | 32                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |                                                                  |
| 24.    | Punjab                                                           | 4431                                                             | 4054                                                             | 2240                                                             | 56                                                               | 1442                                                             |                                                                  | Rs. 1410921                                                      |
| 25.    | Rajasthan                                                        | 5801                                                             | 4923                                                             | 1276                                                             | 193                                                              | 169                                                              | 0                                                                | 65/ Rs. 115557                                                   |
| 26.    | Sikkim *                                                         |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 27.    | Tamil Nadu                                                       | 4080                                                             | 3022                                                             | 970                                                              | 244                                                              | 617                                                              | 109                                                              | 442/ Rs. 7898500                                                 |
| 28.    | Telangana                                                        | 1480                                                             | 1480                                                             | 330                                                              | 103                                                              | 85                                                               | 15                                                               | 17/Rs.504000                                                     |
| 29.    | Tripura                                                          | 173                                                              | 173                                                              | 12                                                               | 0                                                                | 6                                                                | 0                                                                |                                                                  |
| 30.    | Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 19755                                                            | 13567                                                            | 5663                                                             | 375                                                              | 5101                                                             | 1273                                                             | 2906/Rs.101962350                                                |
| 31.    | Uttarakhand                                                      | 749                                                              | 676                                                              | 119                                                              | 3                                                                | 199                                                              |                                                                  | 19/ Rs. 1004000                                                  |
| 32.    | West Bengal                                                      | 195                                                              | 190                                                              | 48                                                               | 11                                                               |                                                                  | 5                                                                | Rs. 200000                                                       |
|        | Total:                                                           | 88,530                                                           | 78,340                                                           | 18,325                                                           | 13,080                                                           |                                                                  | 1605                                                             | 4757/ Rs.17,01,93,266                                            |

## Annexure-III

|         | 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   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2017-18   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.No . | Name of State/U.T.                                             | Total No. of samples received                                  | No. of samples analyzed                                        | No. 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                                                    | Penalti es no.                                                 | Penalties amount                                               |
| 1       | A & N Islands                                                  | 234                                                            | 234                                                            | 49                                                             | Nil                                                            | 285                                                            | Nil                                                            | 285                                                            | 36,91,500                                                      |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 270                                                            | 269                                                            | 09                                                             | 04                                                             | 07                                                             | Nil                                                            | 09                                                             | 75,500                                                         |
| 3       | Assam                                                          | 610                                                            | 610                                                            | 78                                                             | 04                                                             | 39                                                             | Nil                                                            | 06                                                             | 1,22,000                                                       |
| 4       | Bihar                                                          | 2412                                                           | 2248                                                           | 215                                                            | 28                                                             | 122                                                            | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              |
| 5       | Chandigarh                                                     | 376                                                            | 376                                                            | 25                                                             |                                                                | 21                                                             |                                                                | 04                                                             | 2,25,000                                                       |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 1564                                                           | 1564                                                           | 388                                                            | 15                                                             | 81                                                             | 13                                                             | 30                                                             | 1,71,004                                                       |
| 7       | Dadra & N.H                                                    | 67                                                             | 67                                                             | 04                                                             | 04                                                             | 04                                                             | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              |
| 8       | Daman & Diu                                                    | 71                                                             | 71                                                             | 06                                                             | 02                                                             | 02                                                             | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |                                                                |
| 9       | Delhi                                                          | 1275                                                           | 1271                                                           | 120                                                            | 127                                                            | 0                                                              | 39                                                             | -                                                              | 2,68,98,000                                                    |
| 10      | Goa                                                            | 1310                                                           | 1268                                                           | 82                                                             | 08                                                             | 08                                                             | 07                                                             | 07                                                             | 7,05,000                                                       |
| 11      | Gujarat                                                        | 9828                                                           | 9576                                                           | 713                                                            | 27                                                             | 481                                                            | 485                                                            | 382                                                            | 2,59,82,503                                                    |
| 12      | Haryana                                                        | 2126                                                           | 2067                                                           | 380                                                            | 33                                                             | 303                                                            | 08                                                             | 280                                                            | 3,130,360                                                      |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 169                                                            | 164                                                            | 50                                                             | 09                                                             | 08                                                             | 05                                                             | 43                                                             | 9,81,000                                                       |
| 14      | Karnataka                                                      | 3257                                                           | 3257                                                           | 426                                                            | 53                                                             | 236                                                            | -                                                              | 236                                                            | 40,27,270                                                      |
| 15      | Kerala                                                         | 3943                                                           | 3783                                                           | 703                                                            | 48                                                             | 332                                                            | 88                                                             | 147                                                            | 39,89,880                                                      |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 7121                                                           | 6270                                                           | 904                                                            | 27                                                             | 547                                                            | 10                                                             | 507                                                            | 23,942,000                                                     |
| 17      | Maharashtra                                                    | 9722                                                           | 9022                                                           | 1532                                                           | 194                                                            | 589                                                            | 83                                                             | 141                                                            | 17,34,500                                                      |
| 18      | Manipur                                                        | 830                                                            | 830                                                            | 295                                                            | 09                                                             | 19                                                             | 00                                                             | 04                                                             | 2,60,000                                                       |
| 19      | Mizoram                                                        | 84                                                             | 84                                                             | 52                                                             | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 05                                                             | Nil                                                            |
| 20      | Nagaland                                                       | 310                                                            | 310                                                            | 69                                                             | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 21      | Odisha                                                         | 229                                                            | 229                                                            | 54                                                             | 13                                                             | 77                                                             | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 22      | Puducherry                                                     | 3,156                                                          | 3,156                                                          | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              |
| 23      | Punjab                                                         | 11623                                                          | 11057                                                          | 3053                                                           | 40                                                             | 1022                                                           | 22                                                             | 568                                                            | 46,23,650                                                      |
| 24      | Sikkim                                                         | 04                                                             | 04                                                             | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                                                     | 6617                                                           | 7383                                                           | 2461                                                           | 496                                                            | 825                                                            | 896                                                            | -                                                              | 2,24,66,700                                                    |
| 26      | Tripura                                                        | 268                                                            | 268                                                            | 18                                                             | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              | -                                                              |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 23576                                                          | 19063                                                          | 8375                                                           | 102                                                            | 7232                                                           | 3237                                                           | 4219                                                           | 12,91,85,500                                                   |
| 28      | West Bengal                                                    | 1326                                                           | 1228                                                           | 329                                                            |                                                                |                                                                | 22                                                             |                                                                | 1,64,000                                                       |
|         | Total                                                          | 92,378                                                         | 85,729                                                         | 20,390                                                         | 1,243                                                          | 12,226                                                         | 4,915                                                          | 68,66                                                          | 252,375,367                                                    |