Important Rules FDCA

Topics
	Food
	PFA Act in Gujarat
	Organisation Set-up
	Municipal Corporations
	Functions
	Provisions for Punishment

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954
	Important Sections
	Important Rules
	Recent Amendments

Food Control
	The PFA Act 1954
	The PFA Rules 1955
	Recent Amendments
	Organization Setup

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act : Important Rules

Sr. No.	Rules	Content
1.	5	Definitions and Standards of Quality (as per Appendix –B)
2.	12	Notice to take sample
3	12-A	Warranty Form –VI-A
4.	12(B)	Nomination Form-VIII
5.	23	Unauthorised addition of colouring matter prohibited.
6.	24	Extraeous addition of colouring matter to me mentioned on the label.
7.	25	Use of Caramel permitted
8.	26	Permitted natural colours
9.	27	Addition of Inorganic matters and pigments prohibited
10.	28	Synthetic food colours which may be used.
11.	29	Food Articles to which synthetic food colours can be added as permitted by law.
12.	30	Maximum limit of permitted synthetic food colours.
Packing & labelling of Foods
13.	32(a) to (i)	Package of food to carry a label. Note : Recent Notification of Labelling of veg. food (Notification enclosed)
14	33	Language required for labeling should be in English or Hindi
15	37	Labels not to contain false or misleading statement
16	43-A	Restriction on advertisement
Prohibition and Regulation of sales
17	44	Sales of certain admixtures prohibited
18	As per section 7(4) of the act.	Prohibition of sale of Gutkha : Food (Health) Authority and Commissioner Food & Drugs Control Administration, Gandhinagar with order No. PFA/1097/545351/I dated 30/9/97 has taken a measure to prevent the children and a youngsters from becoming addict of tobacco mixed Guthka by prohibility the sale of Guthka within 100 m.c.k. from the periphery of any educational Indsitution by exercising powers under section 7(4) of the PFA Act, 1954.
19	44-A	Prohibition of sale of Kesaridal/Gram etc.
20	44-AA	Prohibition of use of carbide gas in ripening of fruits
21	44-AAA	Prohibition of use of mineral oil
22	44-F	Restriction on scale of irradiated Food
23	44-G	Condition for scale of Favoured tea.
24	47	Restriction on use and sale of artificial sweetners.
25	48	Use of flesh of naturally dead animals or fowls prohibited
26	48-B	Sale of insect damaged dry fruits & nuts
27	48-C	Sale of Food Additives
28	49	Conditions for sale.
29	50	Food licence and conditions. As per Rule – 5 of the Gujrarat prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1955. The person who wishes to obtain food licence has to apply in Form –A to the licensing authorities with below mentioned documents. Documents : Required for licence : 1) Application Form –A (enclosure) 2) Twp photographs of owner/Partners/Director/nominee 3) Block Plan- 3 signed copies with measurements 4) List of Food articles alongwith approximate daily productioner sales and stock – 2 signed copies. 5) Proof of ownership of place. 6) Partnership Deed/memorandum of article of the company with present complete address of partners/Directors. 7) List of machinery & details of processing. 8) Companies manufacturing food articles should submit copies of the labels alongwith Brands used by them.
		From whom food license can be obtained :- The State of Gujarat is divided into different areas with separate licensing authorieis. Food units under municipal corporation/Municipalities/nagar Palikas having licensing authorities has to apply to respective authorities for food licence. Food units in areas other than these notified areas has to apply to respective Local Health Authorities of Food & Drugs Control Administration allotted in almost all districts. The detailed notification of licensing authority is as under : (Notification) Licensing Authorities.
30	As per section 24(2).	Schedule of license fees chargeable under section 24 (2) of PFA Act, 1954 for licencing certain Trades. Appendix A(1) and A(3).
31	50 (12)	Register to be maintained for manufacturer or whole sale dealer in butter, ghee, hydrogenated vegitable oils, edible oils and other fats and also in spices (Performa enclosed)
32	51	Duration of licences
33		The Gujarat PFA rules 1961 (Rule 5(3))
34	53	Class – I and Class –II preservatives
35	54	Use of more than one class –II preservative prohibited
36	55	Class –II preservatives can be used only those food articles as permitted by law.
37	56	Container of food which contains preservative not to be marked pure.
38	59	Restriction on use of anti-oxidants
39	60	Use of emulsifying and stabilizing agent
40	61	Restriction on use of emulsifying and stabilizing agent
41	63-A	Restriction on use of flavouring agents
42	64-BB	Extraneous addition of flavouring agents to be mentioned on the label

Recent Amendments

Sr. No.	Rules	Content
43	A-32	Mineral water (Notification)
44	A-33	Packaged Drinking water (other than mineral water)
45	Rule 32(i)	Best Before (As shown in rule 32 (i) as substituted by notification No. GSR 537 (e) dated 13-6-2000 (w.e.f 1-9-2000)
46		Complusory BIS Certification of Food products under PFA rules – 1955 (list given enclosed)
47		The edible oil packaging Regulation order – 1998.
48		Food, Civil supplies and consumer affairs department, saclivalary crandlunagar.
49	42 (ZZZ) 16	Labelling of non-vegetarian foods. (notifications enclosed)
50	42(ZZZ) 17	Labelling of vegetarian foods (notifications enclosed)