THE GAZETTE OF INDIA; EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3 (i)]

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th December, 2001

G.S.R. 908(E).—Whereas the draft of certain rules

further to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules,

1955 were published as required by sub-section (1) of

Section 23 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954

(37 of 1954), in the notification of Government of India, in

the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of

Health) number G.S.R, 358(E), dated the 16th May, 2001 in

the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-

section (i), dated the 16th May, 2001 inviting objections

and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected

thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the

date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the

said draft rules was published were made available to the

public;

And whereas, the copies of the said Official Gazette

were made available to the Public on the 17th May 2001;

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 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

3. (1) These rules may be called the Prevention of

Food Adulteration (9th Amendment) Rules,

2001.

(2) They shall come into force after six months

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

4. In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules,

1955—(I) in rule 32,-

(A) in clause (b), after the fifth proviso, the following

provisos shall be inserted, namely :—

"Provided also that for all Vegetarian Food , -

(a) a declaration to this effect shall be made by

a symbol and colour code so stipulated for

this purpose to indicate that the product is

Vegetarian Food. The symbol shall consist

of a green colour filled circle, having a

diameter not less than the minimum size

specified in the Table given below, inside

the square with green outline having side

double the diameter of the circle, as indicated

in clause (17) ofsub-rule (ZZZ) of rule 42;

TABLE

SI.

No.

(1)

Area of principal display panel

Upto 100 cms square

Above 100 cms square upto

500 cms square

Above 500 cms square upto

2500 cms square

Above 2500 cms square

Minimum size of

diametei in mm

(3)

(b) the symbol shall be prominently displayed. -

(i) on the package having contrast background on

principal display panel, (ii) just close in proximity to the

name or brand name of the product, and (iii) on the labels,

containers, pamphlets, leaflets, advertisements in any

medifi:

Provided further that the provisions of these rules

shall not apply in respect of any Vegetarian Food which is

manufactured and packed without the symbol before the

commencement of the Prevention of Food Adulteration

(9th Amendment) Rules, 2001:

Provided also that the provisions of these rules shall

not apply in respect of mineral water or packaged drinking

water or carbonated water or liquid and powdered milk.

(H) alter Explanation - IX, the following

Explanation shall be inserted, namely :-

'Explanation X- "Vegetarian Food" means any

article of Food other than the Non-Vegetarian Food

as defined in Explanation IX of this rule';

(II) in rule 42, in sub- rule (ZZZ), after clause

(16), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-

"(17) Every package of Vegetarian Food shall

bear the following symbol in green colour on the

principal display panel just close in proximity to name

or brand name of the Food, namelv; -

[No. P-l 5014/2/2001 -PH(Food)l

DEEPAK GUPTA, Jt Secy,

Note:— The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955

were published in Part II, Section 3 of Gazette of

India vide S.R.0.2105 dated 12-9-1955 and were last

amended vide G.S.R. No. 895(H)dated 11-12-2001.

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