Lok Sabha Question No. 1516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Adulterated Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, PARESH RAWAL, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN, KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, JAYADEV GALLA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH MARCH, 2016

## ADULTERATED FOOD

## 1516. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

SHRI D. S. RATHOD:

SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

SHRI KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA:

SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has received  any complaintsregarding  cases  of adulteration  in various  food  items  like pulses,  ghee,  milk,  and  other  food  items including  chemical  mixed products;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of cases registered, State/UTs - wise along with the schemes formulated by theGovernment to check adulteration; and

(c) the action taken by the Government to check this menace?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) & (b): As  per  information  made  available  by  the  State/UT  Governments  to the  Food Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI),  the  number  of  food  samples  collec analyzed, samples found to be non - conforming to the standards prescribed under the Food Safety and  Standards  Act,  2006  and  Regulations  thereunder  and  action  ta ken  during  2014 - 15  is  at Annexure.

The implementation and enforcement of Food Safety and Standards s Act, 2006 primari rests  with  the  State/UT  Governments.  The  FSSAI  regularly  sensitises  the  State  Food  Sa Commissioners including through written comm unications and in the meetings of the Central Advisory Committee of the FSSAI.

(c): FSSAI  has  developed  a  Surveillance  Plan  which  has  been  shared  with  State/UT Governments.  This plan includes drawing samples of milk, packaged drinking water, cere fruits, edible oils, spices etc. The States/UTs are at liberty to modify it as per loca l requirements and take action accordingly to prevent food adulteration.

Secretary,  Department  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has , vide  D.O.  letter  dated 13.02.2016 , also  requested  the  Chief  Secretaries  of  all  States/UTs  to  issue  instructi administrative and police authorities to extend all possible cooperation to food safety a in carrying out surveillance activities to check food adulteration and manu f cture/sale of sub -standards food items.

Further, random sampling and testing of food products including milk and milk produ is  undertaken by officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States/UTs to compliance  with  the  standards laid  down  under  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Act,  2006  and Regulations thereunder. In cases where food samples are found to be non - conforming, recourse is taken up penal provisions under Chapter IX of the FSS Act, 2006.

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State/ U.T.   | Total No. of samples received   | No. of Samples Analysed   | TestingReport No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded   | No. of Cases Launched                            | No. of Cases Launched                            | No. of Convictions/                              | No. of Convictions/                              |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of the State/ U.T.   | Total No. of samples received   | No. of Samples Analysed   | TestingReport No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded   | Criminal                                         | Civil                                            | Convictions                                      | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees               |
| 1.        | A & N Islands             | 17                              | 16                        | 4                                                               | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 14/Rs.4,55,000                                   |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 2788                            | 2788                      | 290                                                             | 338                                              | 78                                               | 0                                                | Rs.51,63,020                                     |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 292                             | 258                       | 29                                                              | 2                                                | 14                                               | 7                                                |                                                  |
| 4.        | Assam                     | 595                             | 595                       | 74                                                              | 28                                               | 32                                               | 8                                                | Rs. 70,000                                       |
| 5.        | Bihar                     | 1763                            | 1320                      | 7                                                               |                                                  | 16                                               |                                                  | 5/ Rs. 38,000                                    |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                | 102                             | 102                       | 5                                                               | 5                                                |                                                  |                                                  | Rs. 1,50,000                                     |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              | 133                             | 133                       | 27                                                              | 14                                               | 41                                               |                                                  | 16                                               |
| 8.        | Dadra & N.H               | 9                               | 2                         | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory                | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory | Samples are analysed by Gujarat State Laboratory |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               | 65                              | 65                        |                                                                 |                                                  | 3                                                |                                                  | 3/ Rs.30,000                                     |
| 10.       | Delhi                     |                                 | 1480                      | 148                                                             |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |
| 11.       | Goa                       | 798                             | 800                       | 81                                                              | 1                                                | 4                                                | 4(12)                                            | Rs.4,35,000                                      |
| 12.       | Gujarat                   | 11981                           | 11700                     | 1243                                                            | 37                                               | 465                                              | 30                                               | 178/Rs.56,13,500                                 |
| 13.       | Haryana*                  | 989                             | 989                       | 105                                                             | 08                                               | 114                                              | 6                                                | Rs.1,500                                         |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 796                             | 725                       | 461                                                             | 34                                               | 42                                               | 18                                               | Rs.8,88,500                                      |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 2592                            | 2462                      | 621                                                             | 17                                               | 401                                              | 243                                              | Rs.19,76,600                                     |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                 | 716                             | 509                       | 112                                                             | 41                                               | 24                                               |                                                  |                                                  |
| 17.       | Karnataka                 | 2154                            | 2110                      | 311                                                             | 56                                               |                                                  |                                                  | 42                                               |
| 18.       | Kerala                    | 3085                            | 2735                      | 464                                                             | 41                                               | 161                                              | 0                                                | 280/ Rs.72,39,700                                |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep               |                                 |                           |                                                                 |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 9532                            | 9131                      | 1412                                                            | 127                                              | 716                                              | 418                                              | 418/ Rs.43,28,000                                |
| 21.       | Maharashtra               | 8663                            | 6985                      | 1162                                                            | 869                                              | 1426                                             | 75                                               | Rs.1,65,41,499                                   |
| 22.       | Manipur                   |                                 |                           |                                                                 |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                 | 47                              | 34                        | 4                                                               | 0                                                | 4                                                | 2                                                | 1/ Rs.10,000                                     |
| 24.       | Mizoram                   |                                 |                           |                                                                 |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |
| 25.       | Nagaland                  | 83                              | 83                        | 11                                                              | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                |
| 26.       | Odisha                    | 544                             | 544                       | 112                                                             | 0                                                | 1                                                |                                                  | 1                                                |
| 27.       | Puducherry                | 1946                            | 1946                      | 39                                                              | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                |
| 28.       | Punjab                    | 8053                            | 7860                      | 1458                                                            | 846                                              |                                                  | 82                                               |                                                  |
| 29.       | Rajasthan*                | 3132                            | 3031                      | 747                                                             | 158                                              | 222                                              | 116                                              | Rs. 8,45,500                                     |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    |                                 |                           |                                                                 |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                | 2939                            | 2873                      | 1047                                                            | 64                                               | 486                                              | 203                                              | Rs.34,99,700                                     |
| 32.       | Telangana                 | 363                             | 312                       | 32                                                              | 4                                                | 24                                               | 11                                               | 10/ Rs.17,57,100                                 |
| 33.       | Tripura                   | 933                             | 933                       | 2                                                               | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 14173                           | 9605                      | 4119                                                            | 161                                              | 3489                                             | 186                                              | 1738/ Rs.5,98,08,106                             |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               | 1971                            | 1356                      | 233                                                             | 5                                                | 117                                              | 0                                                | 80/Rs.5,06,489                                   |
| 36.       | West Bengal               | 120                             | 120                       | 65                                                              | 0                                                | 17                                               | 0                                                | 1/Rs. 30,000                                     |
|           |                           | 83265                           | 74010                     | 14599                                                           | 2676                                             | 7860                                             | 1402                                             | 2795/                                            |
|           | Total:                    |                                 |                           |                                                                 |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  | Rs.10,93,87,214                                  |