Lok Sabha Question No. 1058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Adulterated Food Products
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2021

## ADULTERATED FOOD PRODUCTS

## 1058.   DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL :

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

- (a) the number of cases of adulterated sweets and adulterated milk products reported during the last three years along with the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  intake  of  such  food  products  causes  serious diseases like cancer etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to prevent adulteration of foodproducts;
- (d) whether the Government intends to take stringent action in such cases, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (e) As per information received from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the consolidated data for all food products, including sweets and milk, in respect of  samples  of  food  products  analysed,  found  non-conforming  and  action  taken  thereon during the last three years is at Annexure .

Adulterated food is harmful to the human body. Nature of adverse implication on human health depends on the nature of adulteration. Cancer is a multi-factorial disease, the risk factors of which, inter alia, include ageing population, sedentary lifestyle, use of tobacco products, unhealthy diet and air pollution.

To ensure  availability  of  safe  food  products,  States/UTs  regularly  conduct  surveillance, inspection and random sampling of food products and where samples are found to be nonconforming  to  the  provisions  of  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Act,  2006,  and  Rules  and regulations made thereunder, penal action is taken against the defaulting FBOs as per the provisions of FSS Act, 2006, and Rules and Regulations made thereunder.

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## Annexure

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report/Data for last three years   |
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| Year                                                                | No. of Sample s Analys ed                                           | No. of Samples found non- conformi ng                               | Non Conforming Samples                                              | Non Conforming Samples                                              | Non Conforming Samples                                              | Civil Cases                                                         | Civil Cases                                                         | Civil Cases                                                         | Civil Cases                                                         | Criminal Cases                                                      | Criminal Cases                                                      | Criminal Cases                                                      | Criminal Cases                                                      |
| Year                                                                | No. of Sample s Analys ed                                           | No. of Samples found non- conformi ng                               | Unsafe                                                              | Sub Stand ard                                                       | Labelling defects/ Misleading / Miscellane ous                      | No. of Cases Launche d                                              | No. of Cases decided                                                | No. of Convicti ons                                                 | Penalties Raised (Rs.)                                              | No. of Cases Launche d                                              | No. of Cases decid ed                                               | No. of Convi ctions                                                 | Penalties Raised (Rs.)                                              |
| 2                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 4                                                                   | 5                                                                   | 6                                                                   | 7                                                                   | 8                                                                   | 9                                                                   |                                                                     | 10                                                                  | 11                                                                  | 12                                                                  | 13                                                                  | 14                                                                  |
| 2018- 19                                                            | 106459                                                              | 30415                                                               | 3900                                                                | 16870                                                               | 9645                                                                | 18550                                                               | 12734                                                               | NA                                                                  | 32577808 7                                                          | 2813                                                                | NA                                                                  | 701                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 2019- 20                                                            | 118775                                                              | 29589                                                               | 4526                                                                | 15671                                                               | 8995                                                                | 27412                                                               | 18192                                                               | 17345                                                               | 56385045 4                                                          | 4681                                                                | 828                                                                 | 780                                                                 | 16107305                                                            |
| 2020- 21                                                            | 107829                                                              | 28347                                                               | 5220                                                                | 13394                                                               | 9733                                                                | 24195                                                               | 15878                                                               | 14817                                                               | 49922333 3                                                          | 3869                                                                | 520                                                                 | 506                                                                 | 8323601                                                             |

*NOTE:- With regards to year 2018-19,  amount of penalties collected is total of Criminal and Civil cases.