Lok Sabha Question No. 996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Norms of Food Safety
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ, ANOOP MISHRA, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND JULY, 2016

## NORMS OF FOOD SAFETY

## 996. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ: SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

(a) whether certain food processing companies in the country are not complying with stan Act  by  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI) keeping  with  international standards;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh;
- (c)  whether  FSSAI  has  prepared  a  report  in  this  regard  and  submitted  its  report Government for stringent action agains t   such companies, if so, the details thereof and the act taken thereon; and

(d) whether the  Government is aware that  certain imported items like chocolates, wafers chips are being sold across the country beyond their expiry dates, if so, the details th with the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

(a) &(b): Standards for articles of food prescribed under the Food Safety (FSS) Act, 2006 and  regulations  thereunder, are    primarily  enforced  by  the  Food  Safety  Departments  of the States/Union Territories. Random sampling and testing of food products, etc. is undertaken b officials  of  Food  Safety  Departments  of  the  respective  States/UTs  to  check  complianc standards laid down under the FSS  Act, 2006 and Regulations thereun der.In cases, where the food samples are found to be non - conforming to the prescribed standards, recourse is taken t penal provisions under Chapter IX of the FSS Act, 2006. As per the information made available by State/UT Governments to the Food Safety and Standards Authority  of  India  (FSSAI), the details of samples collected, tested, found not conforming and action taken during the ye -15 are at Annexure .

(c): No such report has been submitted by the FSSAI to the Ministry of Health and Fami Welfare. However, action including penal action as per provisions of FSS Act and Regula thereunder is taken by the State authorities concerned.

- (d): No concrete information in this regard has come to the knowledge of FSSAI .

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| Sr. No.                                                          | Name of the State/ U.T.                                          | Total No. of samples received                                    | No. of Samples Analysed                                          | No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded                  | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Cases Launched                                            | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                    |
| Sr. No.                                                          | Name of the State/ U.T.                                          | Total No. of samples received                                    | No. of Samples Analysed                                          | 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                                                     | 540                                                              | 540                                                              | 195                                                              | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 17                                                               |
| 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                                                                |                                                                  | 3/ Rs.30,000                                                     |
| 10.                                                              | Delhi                                                            | 1484                                                             | 1484                                                             | 151                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 11.                                                              | Goa                                                              | 798                                                              | 800                                                              | 81                                                               | 1                                                                | 4                                                                | 4                                                                | Rs. 4,35,000                                                     |
| 12.                                                              | Gujarat                                                          | 11981                                                            | 11700                                                            | 1243                                                             | 37                                                               | 464                                                              | 30                                                               | 178/Rs.56,13,50 0                                                |
| 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                                                             | 2107                                                             | 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                                                             |                                                                  | 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                                                     |
|                                                                  | Total:                                                           | 83265                                                            | 74010                                                            | 14599                                                            | 2681                                                             | 7855                                                             | 1402                                                             | 2795/ Rs.10,93,87,214                                            |