Lok Sabha Question No. 5045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Food Business Operators
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Vijay Baghel, Mohan Mandavi, Arun Sao, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5045 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  MARCH, 2023

## FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS

## 5045. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) 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/UTwise particularly in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra;
- (b) whether  there  has  been  a  shortage  of  manpower  and  equipment  in  the  State  Food Laboratories (SFL) in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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

## ANSWER WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (c):  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  named  ' 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 with basic lab equipment, installation of high end equipment and  establishing microbiology lab. FSSAI has also provided grants to States for National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation, Certified Reference Materials, Consumables and  for  hiring  contractual  manpower.    To  extend  reach  of  basic  testing  facilities  even  in remote areas,  FSSAI  has  provided  mobile  food testing  labs  called  Food  Safety  on  Wheels (FSWs).  FSSAI  has  released  total  funds  of  Rs  404.82  crore  under  SoFTeL  for  SFTLs (including FSWs) to the States/UTs till 15.03.2023.

Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  informed  it  is  implementing  a scheme namely Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY)  to  assist  the  Setting-up/Up-gradation  of  Food  Testing Laboratories in the country. Under the said scheme 162 Food Testing Laboratories have been assisted by MoFPI till 15.03.2023.

Based on the information received from the states/UTs, state-wise details of various kinds  of  food  samples  analyzed,  found  non-conforming  and  action  taken  during  last  three years is at Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III.

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

## 2019-20

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT        | No. of Samples   | No. of Sampl es found non- confor ming   | Civil Cases           | Civil Cases         | Criminal Cases         | Criminal Cases      |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/UT        | Analysed         | No. of Sampl es found non- confor ming   | No. of Cases Launched | No. of Conviction s | No. of Cases Launche d | No. of Convicti ons |
| 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       | Lakshadwee p            | 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 | Uttar Pradesh | 21193 | 12568 | 14575 | 8881 | 1787 | 133 |
|   35 | Uttarakhand   |  1211 | 267   |   142 | 126  | 0    | 0   |
|   36 | West Bengal   |  1781 | 310   |    58 | 42   | 9    | 1   |

Source: States/UTs,

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

Annexure-II Details of Samples analysed, found non-conforming and action taken for the year 2020-21

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT         | No. of Samples   | No. of Samples   | Civil Cases           | Civil Cases            | Criminal Cases        | Criminal Cases         |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/UT         | Analysed         | non- conforming  | 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 31    | Sikkim                   | 32               | 0                | 0                     | 0                      | 0                     | 0                      |
|          | Tamil Nadu               | 10766            | 3443             | 1463                  | 1363                   | 557                   | 231                    |
| 32       | Telangana                | 894              | 98               | 44                    | 22                     | 14                    | 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,

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 2021-22

| S. No.   | Name of                         | No. of           | No. of Samples found                                                        | No. of Samples found                       | Details of Civil Cases   | Details of Civil Cases   | Details of Criminal Cases   | Details of Criminal Cases   |
|----------|---------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|          | State/UT                        | Samples Analysed | Non-Conforming                                                              | Non-Conforming                             | No. of Cases             | No of Cases Convicted    | No. of Cases Launched       | No of Cases Convicted       |
|          |                                 |                  | From Samples lifted in previous year but Analysis Report declared this year | From samples lifted and analysed this year | Launched                 |                          |                             |                             |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands       | 850              | 0                                                                           | 4                                          | 6                        | 5                        | 0                           | 0                           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                  | 5290             | 5                                                                           | 528                                        | 271                      | 484                      | 41                          | 6                           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh               | 108              | 1                                                                           | 1                                          | 0                        | 0                        | 1                           | 0                           |
| 4        | Assam                           | 520              | 2                                                                           | 64                                         | 25                       | 5                        | 3                           | 0                           |
| 5        | Bihar                           | 555              | 17                                                                          | 0                                          | 23                       | 75                       | 9                           | 0                           |
| 6        | Chandigarh                      | 388              | 1                                                                           | 27                                         | 95                       | 60                       | 61                          | 1                           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                    | 1436             | 20                                                                          | 160                                        | 118                      | 90                       | 39                          | 6                           |
| 8        | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman &Diu | 234              | 0                                                                           | 0                                          | 10                       | 7                        | 0                           | 0                           |
| 9        | Delhi                           | 1956             | 5                                                                           | 213                                        | 196                      | 89                       | 48                          | 27                          |
| 10       | Goa                             | 200              | 0                                                                           | 14                                         | 9                        | 2                        | 4                           | 0                           |
| 11       | Gujarat                         | 13663            | 67                                                                          | 757                                        | 626                      | 668                      | 79                          | 14                          |
| 12       | Haryana                         | 4235             | 96                                                                          | 1086                                       | 587                      | 78                       | 60                          | 21                          |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                | 1745             | 14                                                                          | 294                                        | 248                      | 249                      | 15                          | 0                           |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 8109             | 240                                                                         | 1495                                       | 2244                     | 1931                     | 34                          | 4                           |
| 15       | Jharkhand                       | 175              | 0                                                                           | 85                                         | 67                       | 42                       | 15                          | 8                           |
| 16       | Karnataka                       | 5844             | 0                                                                           | 150                                        | 147                      | 125                      | 13                          | 0                           |
| 17       | Kerala                          | 7855             | 64                                                                          | 861                                        | 599                      | 237                      | 361                         | 10                          |
| 18       | Ladakh                          | 47               | 0                                                                           | 19                                         | 19                       | 12                       | 0                           | 0                           |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                     | 0                | 0                                                                           | 0                                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0                           | 0                           |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                  | 16059            | 889                                                                         | 2011                                       | 2786                     | 2030                     | 169                         | 72                          |
| 21       | Maharashtra                     | 9580             | 320                                                                         | 1134                                       | 1587                     | 787                      | 272                         | 12                          |
| 22       | Manipur                         | 236              | 0                                                                           | 3                                          | 0                        | 1                        | 0                           | 1                           |

|   23 | Meghalaya     |    70 |    0 |    5 |     0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
|------|---------------|-------|------|------|-------|------|------|-----|
|   24 | Mizoram       |     0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
|   25 | Nagaland      |   127 |    0 |   14 |     5 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
|   26 | Odisha        |  1168 |    0 |  260 |    63 |   52 |   43 |   0 |
|   27 | Puducherry    |     5 |    0 |    2 |     2 |    2 |    0 |   0 |
|   28 | Punjab        |  6768 |    0 | 1059 |   784 |    0 |   63 |   8 |
|   29 | Rajasthan     | 10386 |    0 | 2891 |  1125 |  626 |   33 |   1 |
|   30 | Sikkim        |    66 |    5 |    0 |     4 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu    | 16363 | 1033 | 2745 |  3121 | 2884 |  837 | 360 |
|   32 | Telangana     |  3077 |    0 |  353 |   281 |   77 |   32 |   0 |
|   33 | Tripura       |    31 |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh | 21987 | 5372 | 7781 | 13221 | 8585 | 2694 | 118 |
|   35 | Uttarakhand   |  2511 |  205 |  355 |   574 |  182 |   13 |   1 |
|   36 | West Bengal   |  2701 |   67 |  140 |    63 |   52 |    7 |   1 |

Source: States/UTs,