| MINISTRY OF
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH)
NOTIFICATION
New
Delhi, the 4th April 2001. G.S.R. 245(E). - Whereas the draft
of certain rules further to amend the Prevention of food Adulteration Rules, 1955
were published as required by sub-section (1) of Section 23 of Prevention of food
adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) in the notification of Government of India
in the Ministry of Health of Health and Family welfare (Department of Health)
number G.S.R. 775(E), dated the 6th October, 2000 in the Gazette or India, Extraordinary,
Para II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 6th October, 2000 inviting objections
and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry
of a period of twenty one days from the date on which copies of the official Gazette
containing the said draft rules were made available to the public, And where
as the copies of the said official were made available to the Public on 9th October,
2000, And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public
on the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)
of Section 23 of the said Act, the Central Government, after consultation with
the Central committee for Food Standards, hereby makes the following rules further
to amend the prevention of Food Adulteration rules, 1955, namely: RULES
| 1. |
(1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Fourth Amendment)
Rules, 2001. (2) They shall come into force after six month from the date
of its publication in the official Gazette. |
| 2. |
In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. --- |
| |
(1) in rule 32.--
| (A) |
in clause (b), after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted,
namely :- "Provided also that whey any article of food contains whole
or part of any animal including birds, fresh or marine animals or eggs or product
of any animal origin, but not including milk or milk products, as an ingredient,
--- | | |
| a) |
a declaration to this effect shall be made by a symbol and colour code so stipulated
for this purpose to indicate that the product is Non-Vegetarian Food. The symbol
shall consist of a brown colour filled circle having a diameter not less than
the minimum size specified in the Table given below inside the square with brown
outline having side double the diameter of the circle, as indicated in clause
(16) sub-rule (ZZZ) of rule 42,
|
|
S.No. |
Area
of Principal display panel. |
Minimum
size of Diameter
in mm. | |
1. |
Upto
100 cms square. |
3 |
|
2. |
Above
100 cms square 500 cms square |
4 |
|
3. |
Above
500 cms square upto 2500 cms square. |
6 |
|
4. |
Above
2500 cms square. |
8 |
| b) |
the symbol shall be prominently displayed,-- |
| |
i) on the package having contrast background on principal display panel..
ii) just close in proximity to the name or brand name of the product, and
iii) on the labels, containers, pamphlets, leaflets, advertisements in any
media, | Provided also that where any article of
food contains off only as Non-Vegetarian ingredient, the manufacturer, or packer
or seller may give declaration to this effect in addition to the said symbol. Provided
further that the provisions of these rules shall not apply in respect of any Non-Vegetarian
Food which is manufactured and packed without the symbol before the commencement
of the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Fourth Amendment) Rules. 2001. |
| (B) |
After Explanation VIII, the following explanation shall be inserted, namely:
- "Explanation IX- " Non-Vegetarian Food" means an article
of food which contains whole or part of any animal birds, fresh water or marine
animals or eggs or products of any animal origin, but not including milk or milk
products, as an ingredient ", | (II)
in rule 42, in sub-rule (ZZZ), after clause (15), the following shall be inserted,
namely :- "(16) Every package of Non-Vegetarian food shall bear
the following symbol in brown colour on the principal display panel just close
in proximity to the name or brand name of food, namely: - |
| |
(No.P.15014/12/99-PH
(FOOD)
DEEPAK GUPTA, Jt. Secy. | | |
NOTE: -The prevention of food Adulteration Rules, 1955 were published in part
II, section 3, of Gazette of India vide S.R.O. 2105 dated 12.9.1955 and were last
amended vide G.S.R. No. 165(E) dated 7.3.2001. | LIST
OF FOOD PRODUCTS UNDER MANDATORY CERTIFICATION OF BIS
|
1. |
IS
1694 |
Tartrozino,
food grade | |
2. |
IS
1695 |
Sunsot
Yellow FCF., food grade | |
3. |
IS
1697 |
Erythrosine,
food grade | |
4. |
IS
1698 |
Indigo
carmine, food grade | |
5. |
IS
2558 |
Poneau
AR, food grade | |
6. |
IS
2923 |
Carmolsine,
food grade | |
7. |
IS
5346 |
Synthetic
food Colour preparation and mixtures |
| 8. |
IS
6022 |
Fast
Green FCF, Food Grade | |
9. |
IS
6406 |
Brilliant
Blue FCF, Food Grade | |
10. |
IS
3027 |
Alboflavin |
|
11. |
IS
3841 |
B-
Carotene | |
12. |
IS
4446 (Pt 1) |
Chlorophyll,
(Mg Complex) | |
13. |
IS
4446 (Pt 2) |
Chlorophyll,
(Cu Complex) | |
14. |
IS
6384 |
Beta-apo-B-carotonoic,
food grade | |
15. |
IS
6405 |
Centhaxanthine,
food grade | |
16. |
IS
6797 |
Methyl
ester of beta-apo-8-carotenoic acid |
| 17. |
IS
7260 |
Ethyl
ester of beta-apo-8-carotenoic acid food grad |
| 18. |
IS
2357 |
Annatto
colour for Food Products | |
19. |
IS
4476 |
Caramel |
|
20. | |
Salphuric
acid (Food grad) | |
21. |
IS
2557 |
Ammatto
colour for food products | |
22. |
IS
4447 |
Sodium
benzoate, food grade | |
23. |
IS
4467 (Pt 1) |
Caramel. |
|
24. |
IS
4448 |
Benzoic
acid, Food grade | |
25. |
IS
4467 (Pt 2) |
Caramel
(Ammonia Process) | |
26. |
IS
4467 (Pt 3) |
Caramel
(Ammonia Sulphate process) | |
27. |
IS
4750 |
Sorbitol,
food grade | |
28. |
IS
4751 |
Potassium
meta-bisulphite, food Grade | |
29. |
IS
4752 |
Sodium
metabisulphite, Food grade | |
30. |
IS
4818 |
Sorbic
acid, Food grade | |
31. |
IS
5342 |
Ascorbic
| |
32. |
IS
5343 |
Butylated
hydroxy-anixo, Food Grade | |
33. |
IS
5707 |
Agar-Agar,
Food grade | |
34. |
IS
5719 |
Gelatin,
Food grade | |
35. |
IS
6030 |
Sodium
propionate, Food grade | |
36. | |
Butylated
Hydroxyl toluene (BHT) (Food grade) |
| 37. |
IS
6031 |
Calcium
propionate, Food grade. | |
38. |
IS
6793 |
Fumaric
acid, Food grade | |
39. |
IS
7905 |
Calcium
alginate, Food grade | |
40. |
IS
7908 |
Sulphur
dioxide, Food grade | |
41. |
IS
7928 |
Alginic
acid, food grade | |
42. |
IS
9504 |
Tartaric
acid, Food grade | |
43. |
IS
10563 |
Mineral
oil, Food grade | |
44. |
IS
8356 |
Titanium
dioxide, Food grade | |
45. |
IS
9971 |
DL
lactic acid, food grade | |
46. |
IS
1166 |
Condensed
milk sweetened | |
47. |
IS
1166 |
Condensed
skimmed milk sweetened | |
48. |
IS
1165 |
Milk
Powder | |
49. |
IS
13334 |
Skimmed
milk powder | |
50. |
IS
14542 |
Partly
skimmed milk powder | |
51. |
IS
1547 |
Infant
milk foods | |
52. |
IS
1656 |
Milk-cereal
base weaning foods | |
53. |
IS
11156 |
Infant
formulae | |
54. |
IS
1100 |
Partly
skimmed sweetened condensed milk. |
| 55. |
IS
13428 |
Natural
mineral water (w.e.f. 29.3.2001) | |
56. |
IS
14543 |
Packaged
drinking water (w.e.f. 29.3.2001) | NOTIFICATION |
