Lok Sabha Question No. 2721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Fake Water Companies
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2721

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## FAKE WATER COMPANIES

2721.  SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

(OIH)

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  illegal  water  bottling  units  are  active  in  the residential areas of several States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the bottled water supplied by any of these illegal units has been tested;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to take any action against such illegal units; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=ky; ea=h ¼Jh jke foykl ikloku½

## THE MINISTER FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)

(a) to (f) :    Madam, all Food Business Operators engaged in the production of mineral water/ packaged drinking water have to follow the standards of mineral water and packaged drinking water as prescribed under Regulation 2.10.7 and 2.10.8 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. Licenses and Registrations under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 are issued to units engaged in the production of Packaged Drinking  Water and Mineral  Water as per the provisions and conditions prescribed  in  Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Rules and Regulations made thereunder.

As per  Regulation 2.3.14 (17) & 2.3.14 (18) of  the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition  and  Restriction  on  sales)  Regulations,  2011 'No  person  shall manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale packaged drinking water and mineral water except under the Bureau of Indian Standards Certification Mark'.

Annexure 2 of  Food Safety  and Standards (Licensing and Registration of  Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, prescribes the necessary documents to be enclosed for  new  application  for  license  under  FSS  Act,  2006,  which  also  includes 'Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of water to be used as ingredient in food  from  a  recognized/public health laboratory  to confirm  the  portability indicating the name of authorized  representative of lab who collected the sample and date of collecting sample'.

and

'Pesticide  residues  report  of  water  to  be  used  as  ingredient  in  case  of  units manufacturing Packaged drinking water, packaged Mineral water and/or carbonated water from a recognized/public health laboratory indicating the name of  authorised  representative  of  Lab  who  collected  the  sample  and  date  of collecting sample, including source of raw water and treatment plan'.

Condition 12 of the Conditions of license under Annexure-3 of Food Safety and Standards  (Licensing  and  Registration  of  Food  Businesses)  Regulations,  2011, prescribes to 'ensure testing of relevant chemical and/or microbiological contaminants in food products in accordance with these regulations as frequently as required on the basis of historical data and risk assessment to ensure production and delivery of safe food through own or NABL accredited /FSSA notified labs at least once in six months'.

Regular  surveillance,  monitoring  &  sampling  of  food  products  is  undertaken  by State/UT Governments under FSS Act, 2006. As per the information available from State/UT Governments, the details of samples of Packaged Drinking Water and mineral water collected, tested,  found  not  conforming  and  action  taken  during  the  year  2014-15  is  enclosed  at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.2721 FOR 15.12.2015 REGARDING FAKE WATER COMPANIES.

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## Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State/U.T.   | Total No. of samples taken   | No. of Samples Analysed   | No. of Samples found- adulterated and Misbranded   | No. of Cases Launc hed Crimin-   | No. of Convictions/ Penalties Civil   | Convictions   | Penalties/ Amount   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | A&NIslands               |                              | 1                         |                                                    | al                               |                                       |               | raisedin Rupees     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           | 54                           | 54                        | 38                                                 | 19                               | 20                                    |               | Rs.1,10, 000        |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 2                            | 2                         |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 4.        | Assam                    | 59                           | 59                        | 10                                                 | 7                                | 1                                     |               |                     |
| 5.        | Bihar                    | 19                           | 1                         |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 6.        | Chandigarh               | 2                            | 2                         | 2                                                  |                                  | 2                                     |               |                     |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh             | 15                           | 15                        | 7                                                  |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 8.        | Dadra& N.H.              |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 9.        | Daman& Diu               |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 10.       | Delhi                    |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 11.       | Goa                      | 14                           | 9                         | 2                                                  |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 12.       | Gujarat                  | 73                           | 74                        | 15                                                 | 2                                | 21                                    | 1             | 10/Rs. 52500        |
| 13.       | Haryana                  |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh         | 9                            | 17                        | 1                                                  | 1                                |                                       | 1             | Rs. 1000            |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 16                           | 14                        | 1                                                  |                                  | 1                                     |               |                     |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                | 4                            | 3                         | 3                                                  | 2                                | 3                                     |               |                     |
| 17.       | Karnataka                | 44                           | 43                        | 29                                                 |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 18.       | Kerala                   | 17                           | 16                        | 3                                                  |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep              |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh           | 58                           | 57                        | 13                                                 | 2                                | 11                                    | 4             | 4                   |
| 21.       | Maharashtra              | 117                          | 89                        | 29                                                 | 5                                | 10                                    | 2             | Rs. 75, 000         |
| 22.       | Manipur                  |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                | 1                            |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 24.       | Mizoram                  |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 25.       | Nagaland                 | 5                            | 5                         |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 26.       | Orissa                   | 92                           | 92                        | 15                                                 |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 27.       | Puducherry               | 18                           | 18                        | 1                                                  |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 28.       | Punjab                   | 102                          | 101                       | 22                                                 | 12                               |                                       |               |                     |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 30.       | Sikkim                   |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu               | 58                           | 57                        | 34                                                 | 4                                | 7                                     | 8             | Rs. 79, 500         |
| 32.       | Tripura                  | 6                            |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh            |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand              |                              |                           |                                                    |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
| 35.       | West Bengal              | 20                           | 6                         | 1                                                  |                                  |                                       |               |                     |
|           | Total                    | 806                          | 734                       | 226                                                | 54                               | 76                                    | 16            | 14/ Rs. 3, 18, 000  |

Source- States/UTs