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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 4th January, 2001

G.S.R 7 (E).—Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Prevention of Food

Adulteration Rules, 1955 were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 23 of the

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) in the notification of Government of

India in the M,^try of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health) number G S R 693

(E) dated the 11th October, 1999 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3

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K^ted«-^thei^Uu

O c t o b e r' 19^9 inviting objections and suggestions from the

persons hkely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of sixty days form the date

on which copies of the Gazette of India in which the said notification was published, were made

available to the public;

u , ^ d ^{w h} f ^{e a s t h e c} ° P i « of the said Gazette of India were made available to the public

on the 12th October, 1999;

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 section 23 of the said Act the

Central Government, after consultation with the Central Committee for Food Standards hereby

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° ^{W m g mICS & I t h e r t 0 a m e n d t h e Preve}"tion of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955,

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(1)

These may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration

( L At Amendment) Rules, 200a. .

(2)

They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

2.

In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as

the said rules), in rule 50, in the first proviso , for the words and figure, " vanaspati

covered under the Vegetable Oil Products ( Control) Order, 1947," following shall be

substituted, namely >

"Vanaspati covered under Vegetable Oil Products (Regulation) Order, 1998."

3. Rules 67 and 69 of the said rules shall be omitted.

4. In Appendix B to the said rules, -

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in item A. 18-01-02, for the words "Soya flour which is a solvent extracted flour

used in such mix shall conform to the standards of Soya flour laid down undei

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Solvent Extracted Oil, De- oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order 1967",

the following shall be substituted, namely :-

"Soya ^flour which is a solvent extracted soya flour used in such mix shall

conform/the standards of Soya flour laid down under item A. 18.15";

(ii)

after item A. 18.14, the following shall be inserted, namely :-

"A. 18.15 - SOLVENT EXTRACT SOYA FLOUR means the

product

obtained from clean, sound, healthy soyabeans by a process

of cracking,

dehulling, solvent extraction with food grade hexane and grinding. It shall be

in the form of coarse or fine powder or grits, white to creamy white in colour,of

uniform composition and free from rancid and objectionable odour, extraneous

matter, insects, fungus, rodent hair and excreta. It shall be free from any added

colour and flavour. It shall conform to the following standards, namely: -

(a)

(b)

(c)

W)

(e)

(0

(g)

(h)

0)

0)

Moisture

Total ash

Ash insoluble -

in dilute HC1

Protein (Nx6.25)-

Crude fibre -

Fat

Total bacterial-

Count

CQliform

bacteria

Salmonella

bacteria

Not more than 9.0 per cent by weight.

Not more than 7.2 per cent by weight on

dry basis.

Not more than 0.4 per cent by weight on

dry basis.

Not less than 48 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 4.2 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 1.5 percent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 50,000 per gm.

Not more than 10 per gm.

Nil in 25 gm

Hexane (Food grade)-Not more than 10.00 ppm

A.18.15.01 -SOVENT EXTRACTED GROUNDNUT FLOUR means the

product obtained from fresh, clean, degermed groundnut kernels which have

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been decuticled after mild roasting. The kernels shall be first expelled followed

by solvent extraction with food grade hexane or by direct extraction of kernels,

It shall be whitish to light brown in colour of uniform composition and shall be

free from rancid and objectionable odour, extraneous matter, insect, fungus,

rodent hair and excreta. It shall be free from added colour and flavour. It shall

conform tnthe follnwino stnnHfirrls namplv •-

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(0

(g)

(h)

(i)

(0

Moisture

Total ash

Ash insoluble in

dilute HC1

Protein (Nx6.25)

Crude fibre

Fat

Total bacterial

Count

Coliform

bacteria

Salmonella

bacteria

Hexane(Food

grade)

Not more than 8.0 per cent by

weight.

Not more than 5.0 per cent by weight

on dry basis,

Not more than 0.38 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not less than 48 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 5.0 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 1.5 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 50,000 per gm.

Not more than 10 per gm.

Nil in 25 gin

Not more than 10.00 ppm.

A. 18.15.02- SOLVENT EXTRACTED SESAME FLOUR means the product

obtained by pressing,

clean, sound, healthy and decuticled sesame seeds followed

by solvent

extraction with food grade hexane or by direct extraction of kernels, It shall be in the form of flour of

white or pale creamy white colour, of uniform composition and free from rancid and objectionable

odour,extraneous matter, insects, fungus, rodent hair and excreta . It shall be free form added colour

and flavour. It shall conform to the following standards, namely: -

(a)

(b)

Moisture

Total ash

Not

Not

more than 9.0 per cent by weight.

more than 6.0 per cent by weight on dry basis..

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(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(g)

0)

00

Ash insoluble in

dilute HC1

Protein (Nx6.25)

Crude fibre

Fat

Total bacterial

Count

Coliform

bacteria

Salmonella

bacteria

Oxalic Acid content -

Hexane (Food grade) -

Not more than 0.15 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not less than 47 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 6.0 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 1.5 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 50,000 per gm.

Not more than 10 per gm.

Nil in 25 gm.

Not more than 0.5 per cent by weight,

on dry basis.

Not more than 10.00 M'^

A. 18.15.03 - SOLVENT .EXTRACTED COCONUT FLOUR means the

product obtained from fresh coconut Kernels or dried coconut copra of good

quality and free from mould. Food grade hexane

shall be used

for

extraction of the oil. It shall be of white or pale brownish yellow colour,of

uniform composition and free from rancid and objectionable

odour,

extraneous matter, insects, fungus, rodent hair and excreta, It shall be free

from added colour and flavour. It shall conform to the following standards,

namely -

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Moisture

Total ash

Ash insoluble in

dilute HCI

Protein (Nx6.25)

Not more than 9.0 per cent by weight.

Not more than 6.0 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 0.35 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not |*jss, than 22.0 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

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(e)

(0

(g)

(h)

(0

0)

Crude fibre

Fat

Total bacterial

Count

Coliform

bacteria

Salmonella

bacteria

Hexane(Food

grade)

Not more than 9.0 per cent by weight,

on dry basis.

Not more than 1.5 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 50,000 per gm.

Not more than 10 per gm.

Nil in 25 g<n

Not more than 10.00 VK¹

A 18 15 04-SOLVENT EXTRACTED COTTON SEED FLOUR means

the product obtained by solvent

extraction of oil with food

grade

hexane from oil cake immediately following the single pressing, from

cotton seed of good quality which have been pre-cleaned and are free

from infected or otherwise damaged materials and extraneous matter. It

shall be in the form of flour of white or pale brownish colour, of uniform

composition and free from rancid and objectionable

odour, extraneous

matter, insect, fungus, rodent hair and excreta. It shall be free from added

colours and flavours. It shall conform to the following standards, namely :-

(a)

(b)

(c)

(A)

(e)

(0

(g)

Moisture

Total ash

Ash insoluble fn

tUluta. Hci

Crude Protein

(Nx6.25)

Available Iysine

Crude fibre

Free gossypol

Not more than 8.0 per cent by weight.

Not more than 5.0 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 0.35 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not !«5£ than 47 per cent

by weight on dry basis.

Not less than 3.6 g.per 100 g. of crude protein.

Not more than 5.0 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 0.06 per cent by weight

on dry basis.

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(h)

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(i)

(1)

(m)

Total gossypol

Fat

Total bacterial

Count

Coliform

bacteria

Salmonella

bacteria

Hexane(Food

grade)

Not more than 1.2 percent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 1,5 percent by weight

on dry basis.

Not more than 50,000 per gm.

Not more than 10 per gm.

Nil in 25 gm

Not more than 10.00 ppm."

DEEPAK GUPTA, Jt. Secy.

Foot 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 12th September, 1955. and were last amended vide G.S.R No. 876(E) dated

20-11-2000.

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