Lok Sabha Question No. 289 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Adulteration in Food Products and Consumable Items
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 289 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## ADULTERATION IN FOOD PRODUCTS AND CONSUMABLE ITEMS

## *289. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a)  whether  adulteration  in  food  products  and  consumable  items  is  increasing  in  the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government  proposes  to  strengthen the mechanism  to  check adulteration in food products and consumable items in the country;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken/  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government to check adulteration among food products and consumable items;
- (d)  the  number  of  food  samples  analysed,  found  non-conforming  and  action  taken against  the  concerned  Food  Business  Operators  during  each  of  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise particularly in Odisha;
- (e) whether there has been a shortage of manpower and equipment in the State Food Laboratories (SFL) in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, including the corrective measures  taken  by the Government to address the same?

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ANSWER (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 289* FOR 5 TH  AUGUST, 2022

(a) to (d): The implementation and enforcement of provisions under Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made there under primarily lies with the State/UT  Governments.  To  ensure  compliance  with  these  provisions, State/UT  Governments  undertake  regular  surveillance,  monitoring  and  inspection activities.

Samples of food items are drawn by State Food Safety Officers and sent to the laboratories recognised by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for analysis. In cases where samples are found to be non-conforming to the provisions of the  Act  and the  Rules  and  Regulations  made there under, recourse is taken to penal provisions under the FSS Act.

FSSAI has provided financial assistance to States/UTs for strengthening of Food Safety eco-system under MoUs. Further FSSAI also provides funds for upgradation of State  food  testing  labs,  provision  of  Mobile  Food  Testing  Labs  and  establishing microbiology  labs.  The  performance  of  States/UTs  towards  improving  Food  Safety Eco-system is monitored quarterly through meetings of Central Advisory Committee, Video Conferencing and States' visits. Further, FSSAI advises Commissioners of Food Safety of States/UTs to carry out targeted enforcement and surveillance drive to check compliance of food products.

As per information received from States/UTs, details of food samples analyzed, found non-conforming and action taken thereon during the last three years i.e. 201819, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, for which information is available is at Annexure-I, II and III .

(e) and (f): The implementation and enforcement of provisions under Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 primarily lies with the State/UT Governments.. However, to  address  the  shortage  of  manpower  and  equipment  in  the  State  Food  Laboratories (SFL), FSSAI is implementing a Central Sector Scheme for ' Strengthening of Food Testing System in the Country including provision of Mobile Food Testing Labs (SOFTeL) under which State Food Testing Laboratories (SFTLs) are provided funds  for  setting  up  lab  equipment,  installation  of  high  end  equipment,  establishing microbiology lab. FSSAI has also provided grants to States for National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation, procurement of Certified Reference Materials, Consumables and for hiring contractual manpower. A grant of Rs. 378.86 Crore has been released to 42 SFTLs in 30 States/ UTs.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries has informed that total 175 Food Testing Laboratories (FTL) have been approved under the central sector scheme of Setting-up/ Up-gradation  of  Food  Testing  Laboratories  from  2005-06  and  on  an  average  37 persons have been employed in each completed FTL.

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Annexure-I Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2018-19

| S. No.   | Nameof State/UT         | No. of Samples Analysed   | No. of Samples found non- conforming   | No. of Cases Launched   | No. of Cases Launched   | No. of Convictions / Penalties   | No. of Convictions / Penalties   |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Nameof State/UT         | No. of Samples Analysed   | No. of Samples found non- conforming   | Criminal                | Civil                   | Convictions                      | Penalties                        |
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar Island | 268                       | 11                                     | 1                       | 90                      | 1                                | 89                               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh          | 4715                      | 692                                    | 104                     | 456                     | 29                               | 344                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 291                       | 11                                     | 1                       | 7                       | 0                                | 6                                |
| 4        | Assam                   | 515                       | 111                                    | 7                       | 14                      | 0                                | 5                                |
| 5        | Bihar                   | 4135                      | 372                                    | 25                      | 146                     | 0                                | 30                               |
| 6        | Chandigarh              | 315                       | 30                                     | 37                      | 21                      | 30                               | 15                               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh            | 988                       | 208                                    | 23                      | 27                      | 17                               | 8                                |
| 8        | Dadara& Nagar Haveli    | 58                        | 6                                      | 0                       | 6                       | 0                                | 6                                |
| 9        | Daman &Diu              | 145                       | 4                                      | 0                       | 4                       | 0                                | 0                                |
| 10       | Delhi                   | 2461                      | 485                                    | 29                      | 110                     | 38                               | 31                               |
| 11       | Goa                     | 1550                      | 88                                     | 1                       | 9                       | 0                                | 17                               |
| 12       | Gujarat                 | 9884                      | 822                                    | 22                      | 353                     | 22                               | 237                              |
| 13       | Haryana                 | 2929                      | 737                                    | 47                      | 488                     | 5                                | 242                              |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh        | 229                       | 43                                     | 4                       | 10                      | 4                                | 35                               |
| 15       | Jammu& Kashmir          | 3600                      | 1416                                   | 10                      | 698                     | 1                                | 466                              |
| 16       | Jharkhand               | 499                       | 208                                    | 10                      | 71                      | 0                                | 22                               |
| 17       | Karnataka               | 3945                      | 456                                    | 71                      | 249                     | 0                                | 146                              |
| 18       | Kerala                  | 4378                      | 781                                    | 102                     | 565                     | 2                                | 339                              |
| 19       | Lakshdweep              | 0                         | 0                                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                                | 0                                |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh          | 7063                      | 1369                                   | 114                     | 1095                    | 8                                | 557                              |
| 21       | Maharashtra             | 4742                      | 1036                                   | 957                     | 910                     | 18                               | 529                              |
| 22       | Manipur                 | 388                       | 56                                     | 0                       | 16                      | 0                                | 12                               |
| 23       | Meghalaya               | 81                        | 3                                      | 1                       | 0                       | 0                                | 3                                |
| 24       | Mizoram                 | 124                       | 27                                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                                | 0                                |
| 25       | Nagaland                | 202                       | 175                                    | 0                       | 63                      | 0                                | 63                               |
| 26       | Odisha                  | 327                       | 91                                     | 38                      | 123                     | 0                                | 3                                |
| 27       | Puducherry              | 2037                      | 39                                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                                | 0                                |
| 28       | Punjab                  | 11920                     | 3961                                   | 45                      | 1840                    | 3                                | 1762                             |
| 29       | Rajasthan               | 5760                      | 2147                                   | NA                      | 657                     | 141                              | 686                              |
| 30       | Sikkim                  | 182                       | 17                                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                                | 0                                |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu              | 5730                      | 2601                                   | 666                     | 1718                    | 306                              | 1485                             |
| 32       | Telangana               | 1760                      | 168                                    | 33                      | 191                     | 3                                | 15                               |
| 33       | Tripura                 | 192                       | 8                                      | 0                       | 3                       | 0                                | 0                                |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh           | 22583                     | 11817                                  | 451                     | 8524                    | 73                               | 5526                             |
| 35 36    | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 755 1,708                 | 35 384                                 | 8 6                     | 28 58                   | 0 0                              | 28 20                            |

Source: States/UTs,

State/UT wise details of Samples Analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2019-20

| S. No.   | Nameof State/UT           | No. of Samples Analysed   | No. of Samples found non- conformi ng   | Civil Cases           | Civil Cases         | Criminal Cases        | Criminal Cases     |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| S. No.   | Nameof State/UT           | No. of Samples Analysed   | No. of Samples found non- conformi ng   | No. of Cases Launched | No. of Conviction s | No. of Cases Launched | No. of Convictions |
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar Island   | 613                       | NA                                      | 10                    | 6                   | 0                     | 0                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 4044                      | 458                                     | 442                   | NA                  | 2                     | 10                 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 346                       | 10                                      | 4                     | 5                   | 0                     | 1                  |
| 4        | Assam                     | 459                       | 129                                     | 53                    | 10                  | 14                    | 1                  |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 5665                      | 501                                     | 147                   | 8                   | 53                    | 0                  |
| 6        | Chandigarh                | 384                       | 21                                      | 74                    | NA                  | 20                    | 1                  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              | 1550                      | 305                                     | 205                   | 210                 | 56                    | 0                  |
| 8        | Dadara &Nagar Haveli      | 87                        | 6                                       | 12                    | NA                  | 0                     | 0                  |
| 8a       | Daman &Diu                | 145                       | 3                                       | 3                     | NA                  | 0                     | 2                  |
| 9        | Delhi                     | 2114                      | 374                                     | 341                   | 45                  | 59                    | 60                 |
| 10       | Goa                       | 147                       | 6                                       | 6                     | 3                   | 1                     | 0                  |
| 11       | Gujarat                   | 13160                     | 984                                     | 579                   | 368                 | 16                    | 4                  |
| 12       | Haryana                   | 2417                      | 473                                     | 372                   | 197                 | 30                    | 4                  |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh          | 675                       | 129                                     | 20                    | NA                  | 6                     | 1                  |
| 14       | Jammu& Kashmir            | 3688                      | 950                                     | 1395                  | 805                 | 35                    | 3                  |
| 15       | Jharkhand                 | 1039                      | 397                                     | 138                   | 49                  | 63                    | 13                 |
| 16       | Karnataka                 | 4551                      | 465                                     | 351                   | 211                 | 80                    | 12                 |
| 17       | Kerala                    | 5021                      | 778                                     | 359                   | 398                 | 210                   | 8                  |
| 18       | Ladakh                    | 6                         | 0                                       | 9                     | 10                  | 0                     | 0                  |
| 19       | Lakshadweep               | 0                         | 0                                       | 0                     | 0                   | 0                     | 0                  |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh            | 15717                     | 2575                                    | 2083                  | 1588                | 131                   | 17                 |
| 21       | Maharashtra               | 5962                      | 1030                                    | 1150                  | 666                 | 1045                  | 135                |
| 22       | Manipur                   | 92                        | 73                                      | 17                    | 17                  | NA                    | 1                  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                 | 133                       | 2                                       | 1                     | 0                   | 0                     | 0                  |
| 24       | Mizoram                   | 101                       | 61                                      | 0                     | 0                   | 0                     | 0                  |
| 25       | Nagaland                  | 0                         | 0                                       | 0                     | 0                   | 0                     | 0                  |
| 26       | Odisha                    | 702                       | 183                                     | 61                    | 5                   | 12                    | 0                  |
| 27       | Puducherry                | 5                         | 5                                       | 22                    | 20                  | 0                     | 0                  |
| 28       | Punjab                    | 7053                      | 1394                                    | 1990                  | 2161                | 106                   | 33                 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                 | 6455                      | 1834                                    | 903                   | 174                 | 75                    | 0                  |
| 30       | Sikkim                    | 18                        | NA                                      | 0                     | NA                  | 0                     | 0                  |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                | 10528                     | 3155                                    | 1779                  | 1273                | 857                   | 340                |
| 32       | Telangana                 | 1680                      | 135                                     | 111                   | 67                  | 14                    | NA                 |
| 33       | Tripura                   | 33                        | 8                                       | 0                     | NA                  | 0                     | 0                  |
| 34 35    | Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | 21193 1211                | 12568 267                               | 14575 142             | 8881 126            | 1787 0                | 133 0              |

Source: States/UTs,

NA- Information  has not been  provided by the concerned State/UT

## Annexure-III

| Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   | Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   | Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   | Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   | Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   | Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   | Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   | Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.                                                                                        | Name of                                                                                   | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                   | No. of Samples found non- conforming                                                      | Civil Cases                                                                               | Civil Cases                                                                               | Criminal Cases                                                                            | Criminal Cases                                                                            |
| No.                                                                                       | State/UT                                                                                  |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | No. of Cases Launched                                                                     | No. of Cases Convicted                                                                    | No. of Cases Launched                                                                     | No. of Cases Convicted                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                         | Andaman& Nicobar Islands                                                                  | 700                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 16                                                                                        | 16                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 2329                                                                                      | 383                                                                                       | 223                                                                                       | 216                                                                                       | 31                                                                                        | 3                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                         | 169                                                                                       | 15                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                     | 672                                                                                       | 109                                                                                       | 39                                                                                        | 46                                                                                        | 2                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | 1224                                                                                      | 144                                                                                       | 100                                                                                       | 55                                                                                        | 12                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                | 292                                                                                       | 32                                                                                        | 42                                                                                        | 54                                                                                        | 15                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                              | 834                                                                                       | 165                                                                                       | 246                                                                                       | 149                                                                                       | 28                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                         | D&NHD&D                                                                                   | 75                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         | 11                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                     | 1509                                                                                      | 214                                                                                       | 243                                                                                       | 28                                                                                        | 66                                                                                        | 58                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                       | 329                                                                                       | 31                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         | 2                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                   | 13284                                                                                     | 1056                                                                                      | 899                                                                                       | 402                                                                                       | 41                                                                                        | 11                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                   | 2596                                                                                      | 696                                                                                       | 651                                                                                       | 358                                                                                       | 103                                                                                       | 1                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 1568                                                                                      | 420                                                                                       | 204                                                                                       | 16                                                                                        | 14                                                                                        | 5                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                        | J&K                                                                                       | 4094                                                                                      | 871                                                                                       | 1554                                                                                      | 573                                                                                       | 32                                                                                        | 2                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                 | 581                                                                                       | 216                                                                                       | 204                                                                                       | 94                                                                                        | 65                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                 | 5217                                                                                      | 319                                                                                       | 151                                                                                       | NA                                                                                        | 47                                                                                        | 4                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                    | 6971                                                                                      | 1020                                                                                      | 422                                                                                       | 389                                                                                       | 274                                                                                       | 7                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                        | Ladakh                                                                                    | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 18                                                                                        | 15                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                               | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                            | 10886                                                                                     | 2162                                                                                      | 2228                                                                                      | 1887                                                                                      | 126                                                                                       | 29                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                               | 4733                                                                                      | 874                                                                                       | 911                                                                                       | 269                                                                                       | 795                                                                                       | 80                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                   | 235                                                                                       | 19                                                                                        | 4                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                 | 48                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                   | 23                                                                                        | 2                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                  | 60                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                    | 1037                                                                                      | 272                                                                                       | 131                                                                                       | 32                                                                                        | 33                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                | 5                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 22                                                                                        | 20                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    | 6721                                                                                      | 873                                                                                       | 966                                                                                       | 875                                                                                       | 64                                                                                        | 2                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                 | 7343                                                                                      | 2054                                                                                      | 584                                                                                       | NA                                                                                        | 56                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                    | 32                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                | 10766                                                                                     | 3443                                                                                      | 1463                                                                                      | 1363                                                                                      | 557                                                                                       | 231                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                 | 894                                                                                       | 98                                                                                        | 44                                                                                        | 22                                                                                        | 14                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                   | 17                                                                                        | 6                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | 20613                                                                                     | 12479                                                                                     | 12514                                                                                     | 7810                                                                                      | 1486                                                                                      | 72                                                                                        |
| 35                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                               | 905                                                                                       | 255                                                                                       | 285                                                                                       | 118                                                                                       | 6                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 36                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 1067                                                                                      | 116                                                                                       | 18                                                                                        | 3                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         |

Source: States/UTs,