Lok Sabha Question No. 606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: FSSAI
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH FEBRUARY, 2016

## FSSAI

## 606. SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified guidelines for prioprietary  foods,  health supplement  and  additives,  which  were  not covered  under  the  food safety regulations of 2011 and if so, deta ils thereof;
- (b) whether license is required to manufacture Chyawanprash, Honey, Amla Juice, Alovera Juice under Food Safety and Stadard Act, 2006;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the names of the companies manufacturing these products withoutlicense and if not the reasons therefor along with the list of food items exempted from the purview of FSSAI licensing; and
- (d)  the  details  of  penalties  prescribed  in the  Food  Safety  and  Standard  Act  for violations  of provisions of the Act?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified  Food Safety Standards(Food  Products  Standards  and  Food  Additives)  Amendment  Regulations,  2016 relating  to Pro prietary Foods. A notice for operationlization of the standards of Food Addi for use in various food Categories has also been uploaded on FSSAI website on 23.12.2 Further, draft Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplement, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary uses, Food for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods and Novel Foo Regulation, 2015 have been notified in the Gazette of India on 30.07.2015 and uploaded o website of FSSAI on 11.09.2015.
- (b): As  per  the  Section  31  o f  the  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Act,  2006,  no  person  can commence or carry on any food business,  as defined in Section 3 (1) ( n) of the Act, except under a  license.  The  standards  of  juice  and  honey  are  prescribed  under  Food  Safety  and  Stan (Food  Prod ucts  Standards  and  Food  Additives)  Regulations,  2011.    Chyawanprash  being  a Ayurvedic product, does not fall under the purview of the Food Safety and Standards Act, and Regulations thereunder.
- (c): The  specific  data  on  companies  manufacturing  food  products  without  license  is maintained centrally. However, as per information made available by State/UT Government number of food samples analysed, food samples found adulterated/misbranded including levels without  mandated  license  numbers,  number  of  cases  launched,  number  of  conviction  an penalties during 2014 - 15   in the country, are as under : -
- (d):Graded  penalties/punishments  depending  upon  the  gravity  of  the  offences  have  be prescribed under the Act. These include both financial penalties and imprisonment upto lif

| No. of food samples analysed                          | 74010   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| No. of food samples found adulterated/misbranded14599 |         |
| number ofcases launched                               | 10536   |
| number of conviction                                  | 1402    |
| number of penalties                                   | 2795    |