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THE GAZETTEOFINPIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART IT—SEC. 3(i)J

MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th March, 2001

G.S.R 165(E)u— 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), with the notification of Government of

India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (-department of Health ) No. G.S.R. 878 (E),

dated the 20^th November, 2000, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-

Section (i), dated the 20^th November, 2000 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons,

likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on

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

available to the public;

And, whereas the copies of the said Gazette of India were made available to the public on

21^st November, 2000;

And, where,as the objections and suggestions received from the public on the fflaid 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)

These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration

(3rd Amendment) Rules, 2001

(2)

They shall come into force after expiry of three months from the date of their

publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, — In Appendix 'B\-

( a )

in itejm A.18.06, the following shall be inserted at the end,

namely: -

" The foodgrains meant for grinding/ processing shall be clean,

free from all impurities including foreign matter (extraneous

matter).";

( b )

in each of the items A.18.06.01, A.18.06.02, A.18.06.03,

A. 18.06.05, A. 18.06.06,^XA. 18.06.07, A. 18.06.08, A. 18.06.09,

A.18.06.10,

A.18.06.11,

A.18.06.12,

A.18.06.13,

and

A. 18.06.14,-

(1) for standard (ii), the following standard shall be substituted,

namely:-

"(ii) Foreign matter-

Not more than 1 per cent, by

(Extraneous matter)

weight of which not more than 0.25

per cent, by weight shall be mineral

matter and not more than 0.10 per

cent, by weight shall be impurities

of animal origin.";

(2) Standard (viii) shall be omitted;

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC 3(i)1

(c)

initemA.18.06.04, -

(1) for standard (ii) ,the following standard shall be substituted,

namely: -

"(ii) Foreign matter-

Not more than 1 per cent, by

( Extraneous matter)

weight of which not more than 0.25

per cent, by weight shall be mineral

matter and not more than 0.10 per

cent, by weight shall be impurities

of animal origin.";

(2) Standard (vii) shall be omitted.

[No. P. 15014/ll/2000-PH(Food)|

DEEPAK GUPTA, Jt Secy

Nate.—The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 were published in Part II, Section 3 of the Gazette of India vide

"5.R.0.2105 dated the 12th September, 1955 and were last amended vide G.S.R. 67(E) dated 5-2-2001.

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