MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th February, 2001

G.S.R. 76 (1).— The following

draft of certain rules

further to amend the

Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, which the Central Government

after

-consultation with the Central Committee for Food Standards proposes to make, in

exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Prevention of

Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954), is hereby published as required by the said

sub-section of the said Act, for the information of all persons likely to be affected

thereby and

notice is hereby given that the said draft rules will be taken into

consideration after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which the

copies of this Official Gazette in which this notification is published, are made available

to the public;

Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of

Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi - 110011.

Ojectlons and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect

to the said draft rules within the period specified above, will be considered by the

Central Government.

DRAFT RULES

(1)

These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration

(

Amendment) Rules, 2001.

(2)

These rules shall come into force with effect from

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

said rules), after rule 37 - D, the following rule shall be inserted namely -

''37-E - Labelling of Pan Masala/Chewing Tobacco:-Without prejudice to

any other provisions relating to Labelling requirements c^nt-ir °H ir +* v .

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA ; EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3fi)1

rules, every container of Pan Masala , Chewing Tobacco

or any label

affixed thereto and advertisements relating thereto

shall indicate in a

clear, conspicuous and in an easily readable manner, the declaration and

advertisement as provided under sub rules (zzz) and (zzz) (3) of rule 42

The declaration/warning shall me^et the following requirements namely >

(i)

The particulars of declaration shall be in two languages; wherein English

or Hindi is compulsory and second language may be regional language.

Where regional language is Hindi in such region declaration in both

Hindi and English shall be compulsory so that consumer may understand

it.;

(ii)

The colour of the warning text primed or used for advertisement shall be

different from that of colour of background of the label, container, or the

advertisements, as the case may be.,

(iii)

The type of letters used for declaration shall not be in any case less than

two millimeter height, in case of net quantity, weight of the products are

upto 200 gm. For other packets, the types of letter shall be as per the

provisions of rule 36',

(iv)

Warning shall be displayed :-

(a)

On Cylindrical/Rectangular Container - On Top of Central Panel.

(b)

On Sachets/Pouches -

On*

Top of the both sides of

Sachets/Pouches, Packs.;

(v)

The printing of label and declaration shall be in Matt finish.

In rule 42 of the said rules-

Sub" jruic

(a)

for sub-rule (zzz), following^shall be substituted, namely:-

L'(z7z) Every package of chewing tobacco and advertisement relating

thereto shall carry the following warning, namely:-

CHEWING OF TOBACCO IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH

j ''

(b)

for sub-rule zzz (3) the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely-

"(zzz) (3) Every package of Pan Masala and advertisement relating thereto

shall carry the following warning, namely:-

"CTffiWTNO OF PAN M A S A T A MAY BE INJURIOUS TO HEALTH ~~

| "

In rule 62 of the said rules, after the second proviso the following shall be

inserted, namely -

"Provided also that Sodium Aluminum Silicate may be used in powered soft drink

mixes, non-dairy creams in quantities not exceeding C.5 percent."

For rule 64- B of the said rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely, -

" 64-B. Use of monosodium glutamate may be added to an article of food under

proper label declaration as provided in sub-rule (S) of rule 42. It shall not be

added to any food for use by the infant below twelve months."

Tn rule 72 - A of the said rules, in the Table after item 17 and the entries relating

thereto in columns 1,2 and 3, the following items and entries shall respectively be

inserted, namely -

"IS

Sodium Bicarbonate

Canned Tomato Soup

GMP"

After rule 69, in Part X\1- of the said rules in the heading, for the words and

brackets "SEQUESTERING AND BUFFERING AGENTS ( ACIDS, BASES

AND SALTS)" the following shall be substituted, namely-

"SEQUESTERING AND BUFFERING AGENTS ( ACTDS, BASES AND

SALTS) AND OTHER SUBSTANCES";

After rule 72-C of the said rules, the following rule shall be inserted namely -

"72-D- Use of Lactulose Syrup in foods -

(i)

Lactulose Syrup

may be used in

special Milk

based infant food

formulations to be taken under medical advice upto a maximum level of

0.5 percent of final food subject to label declaration

(ii)

Lactulose Syrup may be used in bakery

products upto 0.5 percent

maximum by weight

In appendix 'B' to the said rules , in item A. 15.01 after the second proviso, the

following shall be inserted namely: -

"Provided also that the potassium chloride may be added to iodised salt in ratio

not exceeding fifty percent of potassium chloride subject to label declaration

giving ratio of potassium chloride and sodium chloride. The product shall not be

sold as iodised salt. How ever this shall conform to the Iodine content

prescribed for iodised salt at manufacturer / distribution channel under item No

A.15.01."¹

[P 15014/7/2000 PH (FOOD)]

DEEPAK GUPTA, Jt. Secy.

"it 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. 7j±i) dated 4-1-2001

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