Lok Sabha Question No. 4379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Chemical in Refind Flour
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, PARASURAMAN K.

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## CHEMICAL IN REFIND F LOUR

## 4379. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD: SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

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

(a) whether the Alloxan chemical is used in the manufacturing of refined flour which le diabetes and heart related diseases, if so, the details thereof along with th corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;

- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  substandard  food  items  are  being  served  by hotels and street foods vendors leading to food poisoning and other related diseases;

(c)  if  so ,  the  details  of  such  cases  reported,  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  curr State/UT - wise including Delhi; and

(d) whether the Government has taken note of food inspectors colluding with the hotel o and street food vendors in this regard, if so, details thereof and the action taken against erring officials?

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

- (a): As per amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, operationalised with effect from 20 th June, 2016,   Alloxan is not permitted to be used as food additive in refined flour.
- (b) & (c): Some cases of adulteration in food items have come to the notice of the Food Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI). Presently,  no  separate  data  of  cases  of violation of provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act and regulations there der, by hotels and street foods vendors, is maintained centrally.  However, as per information made available  by  State/UT  Governments  to  FSSAI,  State - wise  details  of  samples  of  food  articles collected, tested, found not conforming to the prescribed standar ds and action taken during last three years, are at Annexure - I , II & III.
- (d): Enforcement  of  the  provisions  of  FSS  Act,  Rules  and  Regulations  is  primarily responsibility  of  the  State/UT  Governments.  Such  enforcement  activity  is  undertaken State/UT Governments through the officers of State Food Safety Departments.  Taking act against erring officials of State Food Safety Departments in case of complaints against the responsibility of respective State/UT Governments.  Details of  a ction taken against such officials is not  maintained centrally by the  FSSAI.

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## Annexure-I

| Annual Laboratory Testing Report   | Annual Laboratory Testing Report   | Annual Laboratory Testing Report   | Annual Laboratory Testing Report                | Annual Laboratory Testing Report      | Annual Laboratory Testing Report   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                            | Name of the State/U.T.             | No. of Samples Analysed            | No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded | No. of Cases Launched Criminal/ Civil | No. of Conviction/ Penalties       |
| 1                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1511                               | 429                                             | 286                                   | Rs. 55,000                         |
| 2                                  | A & N Islands                      | 133                                | 16                                              | 0                                     | 0                                  |
| 3                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 198                                | 11                                              | 11                                    | 2/Rs. 3,100                        |
| 4                                  | Assam                              | 306                                | 58                                              | 31                                    | 16/Rs. 2,45,000                    |
| 5                                  | Bihar                              | 1407                               | 371                                             | 249                                   | 0                                  |
| 6                                  | Chandigarh                         | 183                                | 16                                              | 7                                     | 0                                  |
| 7                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 353                                | 142                                             | 111                                   | 45/ Rs. 11,84,000                  |
|                                    | Dadra & N.H.                       | -                                  | -                                               | -                                     | 0                                  |
| 9                                  | Daman & Diu (Gujarat)              | 44                                 | 4                                               | -                                     | 2                                  |
| 10                                 | Delhi                              | 1383                               | 145                                             | 50                                    | 62                                 |
| 11                                 | Goa                                | 610                                | 31                                              | 14                                    | 1/Rs. 20,000                       |
| 12                                 | Gujarat                            | 11047                              | 881                                             | 46                                    | 7/Rs. 97,500                       |
| 13                                 | Haryana                            | 1562                               | 255                                             | 131                                   | 0                                  |
| 14                                 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 274                                | 44                                              | 53                                    | 24                                 |
| 15                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 2224                               | 610                                             | 488                                   | 288/Rs. 28,52,050                  |
| 16                                 | Jharkhand                          | -                                  | -                                               | -                                     | 0                                  |
| 17                                 | Karnataka                          | 3118                               | 172                                             | 29                                    | 85                                 |
| 18                                 | Kerala                             | 12                                 | 3                                               | 0                                     | Rs. 1,63,280                       |
| 19                                 | Lakshadweep                        | -                                  | -                                               | -                                     | -                                  |
| 20                                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 8101                               | 2043                                            | 1183                                  | 844                                |
| 21                                 | Maharashtra                        | 7800                               | 757                                             | 114                                   | 228/Rs. 82,99,485                  |
| 22                                 | Manipur                            | 165                                | 2                                               | -                                     | 0                                  |
| 23                                 | Meghalaya                          | 14                                 | 1                                               | -                                     | -                                  |
| 24                                 | Mizoram                            | -                                  | -                                               | -                                     | -                                  |
| 25                                 | Nagaland                           | NA                                 | 0                                               | 0                                     | 0                                  |
| 26                                 | Orissa                             | 1871                               | 418                                             | 0                                     | 0                                  |
| 27                                 | Puducherry                         | -                                  | -                                               | -                                     | -                                  |
| 28                                 | Punjab                             | 4782                               | 553                                             | 304                                   | 92                                 |
| 29                                 | Rajasthan                          | 10236                              | 186                                             | -                                     | 295                                |
| 30                                 | Sikkim                             | -                                  | -                                               |                                       | -                                  |
| 31                                 | Tamil Nadu                         | 474                                | 78                                              | 48                                    | 2                                  |
| 32                                 | Tripura                            | -                                  | -                                               | -                                     | -                                  |
| 33                                 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 11086                              | 2927                                            | 2551                                  | 1010/Rs. 3,70,96,600               |
| 34                                 | Uttarakhand                        | 964                                | 186                                             | 134                                   | 55/Rs. 22,44,001                   |
| 35                                 | West Bengal                        | 91                                 | 41                                              | -                                     | -                                  |
|                                    | Total:                             | 69949                              | 10380                                           | 5840                                  | 3175/ Rs. 5,24,95,016              |

## Annexure-II

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report (2013-2014)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                               | Name of the State/U.T.                                | Total No. of samples taken                            | No. of Samples Analysed                               | No. of Samples found adulterated and                  | No. of Cases Launched                                 | No. of Cases Launched                                 | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                         | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                         |
|                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       | Misbranded                                            | Criminal                                              | Civil                                                 | Convictions                                           | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees                    |
| 1.                                                    | A & N Islands                                         | 1                                                     | 1                                                     |                                                       | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                   | 18/ Rs. 14,500                                        |
| 2.                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 4038                                                  | 4038                                                  | 716                                                   | 471                                                   | 200                                                   |                                                       | Rs. 39,94,385                                         |
| 3.                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 213                                                   | 213                                                   | 9                                                     |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 4.                                                    | Assam                                                 | 435                                                   | 435                                                   | 53                                                    |                                                       | 26                                                    | Nil                                                   | Nil                                                   |
| 5.                                                    | Bihar                                                 | 1189                                                  | 1103                                                  | 121                                                   | 19                                                    | 71                                                    | Nil                                                   | 14/ Rs. 2,26,000                                      |
| 6.                                                    | Chandigarh                                            | 146                                                   | 146                                                   | 9                                                     | 5                                                     | 6                                                     | Nil                                                   | 3                                                     |
| 7.                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                          | 294                                                   | 294                                                   | 112                                                   |                                                       | 56                                                    | Nil                                                   | 7/ Rs. 3,49,000                                       |
| 8.                                                    | Dadra & N.H.                                          | 6                                                     | 6                                                     | 3                                                     | Nil                                                   | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | Nil                                                   |
| 9.                                                    | Daman & Diu                                           | 40                                                    | 40                                                    | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 10.                                                   | Delhi                                                 | 1187                                                  | 1187                                                  | 118                                                   |                                                       | 69                                                    | NA                                                    | Rs. 15,73,000                                         |
| 11.                                                   | Goa                                                   | 704                                                   | 696                                                   | 37                                                    | 6                                                     | 7                                                     | 2                                                     | Rs. 27,000                                            |
| 12.                                                   | Gujarat                                               | 11111                                                 | 10495                                                 | 900                                                   | 56                                                    | 341                                                   | 16                                                    | 12/ Rs. 1,90,000                                      |
| 13.                                                   | Haryana                                               | 2101                                                  | 2101                                                  | 293                                                   | 37                                                    | 223                                                   | 37                                                    | 129/ Rs.26,61,800                                     |
| 14.                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 804                                                   | 794                                                   | 164                                                   | 13                                                    | 85                                                    | 11                                                    | 36/ Rs 1782500                                        |
| 15.                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir                                       | 3109                                                  | 2851                                                  | 682                                                   | 15                                                    | 526                                                   | 353                                                   | Rs. 2,76,600                                          |
| 16.                                                   | Jharkhand                                             | 1075                                                  | 725                                                   | 144                                                   | 99                                                    |                                                       | 8                                                     | Rs 22,07,000                                          |
| 17.                                                   | Karnataka                                             | 2224                                                  | 2153                                                  | 133                                                   | 59                                                    |                                                       | 3                                                     | 72                                                    |
| 18.                                                   | Kerala                                                | 682                                                   | 664                                                   | 138                                                   | 704                                                   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 810/ Rs. 55,35,000                                    |
| 19.                                                   | Lakshadweep                                           |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 20.                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 4743                                                  | 4599                                                  | 1433                                                  | 233                                                   | 603                                                   | 3                                                     | 133/ Rs. 29,32,000                                    |
| 21.                                                   | Maharashtra                                           | 7677                                                  | 7516                                                  | 1523                                                  | 1172                                                  | 1385                                                  | 49                                                    | 17/Rs. 41,76,500                                      |
| 22.                                                   | Manipur                                               |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 23.                                                   | Meghalaya                                             | 17                                                    | 14                                                    | 7                                                     |                                                       | 6                                                     |                                                       |                                                       |
| 24.                                                   | Mizoram                                               | No lab                                                |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 25.                                                   | Nagaland                                              | 66                                                    | 66                                                    | 21                                                    | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 26.                                                   | Orissa                                                |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 27.                                                   | Puducherry                                            | 4741                                                  | 4741                                                  | 319                                                   |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 28.                                                   | Punjab                                                | 6227                                                  | 5884                                                  | 771                                                   | 203                                                   |                                                       | 3                                                     | 77                                                    |
| 29.                                                   | Rajasthan                                             | 6375                                                  | 6375                                                  | 1160                                                  |                                                       | 436                                                   |                                                       | 112/ Rs.15,50,000                                     |
| 30.                                                   | Sikkim                                                |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 31.                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                            | 707                                                   | 658                                                   | 261                                                   | 8                                                     | 40                                                    | 16                                                    | Rs. 6,59,800                                          |
| 32.                                                   | Tripura                                               |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
| 33.                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                         | 11579                                                 | 13554                                                 | 4275                                                  |                                                       | 2930                                                  | 409                                                   | 1510/ Rs.4,47,84, 400                                 |
| 34.                                                   | Uttarakhand                                           | 1503                                                  | 851                                                   | 169                                                   | 5                                                     | 117                                                   |                                                       | Rs. 5,06,489                                          |
| 35.                                                   | West Bengal                                           |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
|                                                       | Total:                                                | 72,994                                                | 72,200                                                | 13,571                                                | 3105                                                  | 7130                                                  | 913                                                   | 2950/ Rs. 7,34,45,974                                 |

* Figures based on Half Yearly reports.

## Annexure-III

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report for the year 2014-2015   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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                                                       |                                                                  |
| 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                                            |