| MINISTRY OF
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health) NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th December, 2001 G.S.R. 908(E). - Whereas
the draft of certain rules further to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration
Rules, 1955 were published as required by-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 and Family Welfare (Department of Health)
number G.S.R. 358 (E), dates the 16th May, 2001 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), dated the 16th May, 2001 inviting objections
and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry
of a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette
containing the said draft rules was published were made available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the
Public on the 17th May 2001; 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
| 3. |
(1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (9th Amendment)
Rules, 2001. (2) They shall come into force after six months from the date
of its publication in the Official Gazette. |
| 4. |
In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, - (I) in rule 32, - |
| (A) |
in clause (b), after the fifth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted,
namely :- "Provided also that for all Vegetarian Food. - |
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| (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 Vegetarian Food. The Symbol shall
consist of a green colour filled circle, having a diameter not less than the minimum
size specified in the Table given below, inside the square with green outline
having side double the diameter of the circle, as indicated in clause (17) of
sub-rule (ZZZ) of rule 42; |
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SL.No. |
Area
of principal display panel |
Minimum
size of diameter in mm | |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
1. |
Upto
100 cms square |
3 |
|
2. |
Above
100 cms square upto 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.- |
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(i) on the package having contrast background on principal 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
further that the provisions of these rules shall not apply in respect of any Vegetarian
food which is manufactured and packed without the symbol before the commencement
of the Prevention of Food Adulteration (9th Amendment) Rules, 2001: Provided
also that the provisions of these rules shall not apply in respect of mineral
water of packaged drinking water or carbonated water or liquid and powdered milk. |
| | (b) |
after Explanation - IX, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely
:- 'Explanation X- "Vegetarian Food" means any article of food
other Non-Vegetarian Food as defined in Explanation IX of this rule'; (II)
in rule 42, in sub-rule (ZZZ), after clause (16), the following clause shall be
inserted, namely:-
"(17) Every package of Vegetarian Food shall
bear the following symbol in green colour on the principal display panel just
close in proximity to name or brand name of the Food, namely: - |
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[No.
P-15014/2/2001-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. 895 (E) dated 11-12-2001.
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