REGD. NO. D I..-33004/99 The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 618] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2001/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1923
1787 GI/2001
(1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY \V.\R\ U— SHC. 3 (i)| ,"l
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the I lthDecember, 2001
G.S.R. 895f r *. — Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1^55 were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, J 954 (3 7 of J 954) in the notification of Government of India, in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department ofllcalth). number G.S.R. 761 (E) dated Uic 29.9.2000 in the Gazette ofliidia. Extraordinary. Pail N, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th September. 2000 inviting objections and suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby before tlie expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies ofthe Gazette of India in which the said notification was published, were made available to the public.
And whereas, the copies of the said Gay.clte of India were made available to the public on 4th October. 2000 And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules have been considered by (.he Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by. section 23 ofthe said Act, the Central Government after consultation with the Central Committee for food standards, hereby makes the following rules further to amend t he Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. namely,—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration 8th (Amendment) Rules, 200 ].
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication m the Official Gazette
2 fn the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) in rule 55, for serial No. 21) and entry relating thereto in column (I). the following shall be substituted, namely • —
"29 (a) flour confectionery (b) Filled chocolate."
3. In Appendix 'B' to the said rules,—
(a) for item A.07 03. the following item shall be substituted, namely :-
"A,07 03 " "HONEY" means the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of blossoms or from secretions of plants which honey bees collect, transform store in honc> combs for ripening.
When visually inspected. Jhc honey shall be free from any foreign matter such as mould, dirt. scum, pieces of becswnv the fragments of bees and other insects and from am other e.\ininn."r.;, uuitici, The colour of honey vary from light to dark brown.
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | P vi< 1 11—So i (i) |namely --
Hone> shall conform to the following standards.
Specific gnr\ it) ;il27°C
Not less than 1.3^ pei cent b\ mass Moisture
Not more than 2? per cent b\ mass (b)
Total reducing sugar
Not less than 65 per cent by mass (c)
(i) for Carbm colossa and Honej deu
Not less than 60 per cenl by mass (c)
Sucrose
Noi more than 5 () per cent by mass (cl)
(j) for Carbia colossa and Honey dew
Not more lhan 10 per cenl b\ mass (d)
Fructose-glucose latio
(c)
Not less Ihflii O.y5 per cent by mass Ash
Nol more than 0 5 per cent by mass (0
Aciditv (Expressed as fornuc acid)
Not more than 0.2 per cenl by mass <£)
Negative
Fiche's test
(h)
Hydroxy mcthvl furfural (HMF), nig / kg
Not more lhan 80
(i)
If Fiche's test is positive, and hydroxy methyl furfural (HMF) content is more than 80 milligram / kilogram (hen fructose glucose ratio should be 1 0 or more'"
(b) in item A 10 07 and A. 10 09, the following shall be inserted at the end rcspcciiveJ}. namely "Tcsl for argemonc oil shall be negative.";
(c) liurcnibA 10.10. A 10 11 and A. 10.12, (he following shall be inserted at the end respectively, namely.—
lest for argemonc oil shall be negative ".
(d) lnitemA 12andA 12 OJ, the following shall be inserted at the end respectively, namely —
"Test for argemone oil shall be negative ".
(c) in item A. 15. for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namelj —
"Provided that table salt may contain permitted anticaking agents as provided in rule 62 of these rules".
(f) in item A. 15 01, for the first proviso the following proviso shall be substituted, namely •—
"Provided that iodised salt may contain permitted anticaking agents as provided in rule 62 of these rules".
(g) in Hem A 15.02, foi the first proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely •—
"Provided that Iron fortified salt may contain permitted anticaking agents as provided in rule 62 of these rules and in such a case the total matter insoluble in water shall not exceed 2.2 per cent on dry weight basis'" (h) mitcms A.I7 01, A 17.02. A 17 03, A 17.04, A. 17 05, A 17.06, A 17 07, A 17 08, A 17.0V A 17.10, A 17.11. A 17 12. A 17 13, A 17.14, A17 15. A 17.15 01, A 17. lo. A. 17 17. A 17.19. A. 17 20. A 17 21. A. 17 22, A 17 23. A 17.24. A 17 25 and A 17 26, the following shall be inserted at llie end respectively, namely :—
"Test for argemoue oil shall be negative",
(i) in items A 19 and A I1) OJ, the following shall be inserted at the end respectively namely .—
"Test for argemonc oil shall be ncgalne ";
["No P-1 iO 14/6/W-PH(~Food)|
DEEPAK GUPTA. Jt Secv Note:— The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules. 1955 were published in Part U. Section "? oi Gazelle of India vide S.R 0. 2105 daled 12-9-1955 mid were last amended vide G S.R. No 670(E), dated 17-9-01 I'imted bv llio Maiuyer. Govt ot India 1'ics, Rini; Roml M.ivupun, New Dulhi-1 I0CIM .mi) I'ulilnlied bv 11K C'DIIIIoiler nl" I'ldiliLMimn-s Dclln-1 KJOJ-I