THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3 (i)]

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 1 lth December, 2001

G.S.R. 896(E).—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 pf the power conferred by the 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.

The objection and suggestion 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) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

2, In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955,—

(a)

in rule 55, in the table, for item no. 16 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted,

namely:—

(1)

" 16, Ready to serve

beverages

(2)

Sulphur Dioxide

BenzoicAcid

(3)

120";

(b)

in Appendix B,-

(i)

initemA-32;

(a)

after clause 3, the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—

"3A. Packaging materials:— It shall be packed in clean, hygienic, colourless, transparent and tamperproof

bottles/containers made of polyethylene (PE) conforming to IS: 10146 or polyviny chloride (PVC) conforming

to IS: 10151 or polyalkylene terephthalate (PET and PBT) conforming to IS: 12252 or polypropylene conforming

to IS: 10910 or foodgrade polycarbonate or sterile glass bottles suitable for preventing possible adulteration

or contamination of the water.

All packaging materials of plastic origin shall pass the overall migration and colour migration limits";

(b)

in clause 4, in the table:—

against SI. No. 10 relating to Mineral oil, in column (3), for the words "Not detectable", the word

"absent" shall be substituted;

(ft)

against SI. No. 11, relating to 'Phenolic compounds (as C6EfiHy in column (3), for the words "Not

detectable", the word "absent" shall be substituted;

(iii)

against SI. No. 30, relating to 'Cyanide (as CN)' in column (3), for the words, figures and letters "Not

more than 0.07 mg / litre" the word "absent" shall be substituted;

(iv) against SI. No. 39, relating to "Beta" activity in column (3), the words and letters "pico curie/litre

(pCi)" the words and letters "Bacquerel/litre (Bq)" shall be substituted;

initemA-33,—

(a)

in the first line of the second paragraph for the word "sterile" the word "hygienic", shall be substituted;

(b)

for the third paragraph, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely :—

"All Packaging material of plastic origin shall pass the overall migration and colour migration limits";

(c)

in the Table;

(f)

against SI. No. 10, relating to Mineral oil, in column (3), for the words, figures and letters "Not more

than 0.01 mg/litre", the word "absent" shall be substituted;

(if)

against SI. No. 11, relating to 'Phenolic Compounds (as C^OH)' in column (3), for the words, figures

and letters "Not more than 0.001 mg/litre" the word "absent" shall be substituted;

(»0

ngainst SI. No.30, relating to "Cynide (as CN)", in column (3), for the words, figures and letters "Not

more than 0.05 mg/litre" the word "absent" shall be substituted;

(iv) against SI. No.42 relating to "Beta" activity, in column (3), for the words and letters "pico curie/litre

(pCi)", the words and letters "Bacquerel/litrc (Bq)" shall be substituted;

[No. P-15014/7/2001-PH(Food)]

DEEPAK GUPTA, Jt. Secy.

Note:— The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rn'.ss, 1955 were published in Part II, Section 3 of Gazette of India vide

S.R.0.2105 dated 12-9-1955 p.7,d were last amended vide G.S.R. No. 670(E), dated 17-9-01.

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