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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 228] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1975/SRAVANA 29,1897

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING

(Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 19th August 1975

G.S.R. 447(E).—The following draft of rules further to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, which the Central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adultera- tion Act 1954 (37 of 1954), and after consultation with the Central Committee for Food Standards, is hereby published, as required by sub-section (1) of section 23 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 forty-five days from the date on which the copies of this notification are made available to the public.

2 Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period so specified, will be considered by the Central Government.

DRAFT RULES

1. (1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amendment)

Rules, 1975,

(2) This rule and rule 2 and sub-rule (2) of rule 3 and rules 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 and

in the Official Gazette and the remaining provisions of these rules shall come into force after ninety days from the date of such publication.

(1767)

2. In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, (hereinafter referred to a* the mid rule*), in rule 2, "i^r clause (b), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— (b-i) "Drugs In¹!, —tor" meins a person appointed as an Inspector under the Drugs and Cosmtiics Act, *940 (23 ol 194U).

(b-ii) "Government Analyst" means a Government Analyst as defined in ths Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940).

3. In rule 6 of the said rules,—

(1) in clause (i), for words beginning with the woids "in the analysis of food in a laboratory under Ihc control of" and ending with the words "Director- Central Food laboratory", the words "in the an'alysis of food in a food laboratory recognised by the Central Government" shall be substituted;

(2) in clause (rv), after the proviso, the following further proviso shall be inserted, namely.—

"Provided turthcr that a Government Analyst who has held office as such for at least one year m'ay also be appointed as a public analyst subject to his undergoing any turthcr training for such period as may be specified If found nett^sary, by the Food (Health) Authority or the Central Government as the case may be".

4. In rule 8 ot the said rules,-—•

(1) in clauaes (iii) and (iv), for th© words, brackets and figurei "in any of th" laboratories referred* in clause (i) of rule 6", the wordi mnd bracketi "with " Food (Health) Authority" shall be substituted;

(2) for the proviso it th© end, the following provisos shall be substituted, namely:—

"Provided that a person who has worked as a Food Inspector for a period of at least one year under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, may be appointed as a Food Inspector without any further training if the Food {Health) Authority is so satisfied about his competence.

Provided further that a Drugs Inspector who has held office as such for tt leait three months may also be appointed as a Food Inspector subject to his • undergoing further training for such period as may be specified, if found necessary by the Food (Health) Authority of the Central GovLi-inent as the case may be".

5. In rule 16 of the said rulea, in clause (c), the following words shall be mierted at the end, namely:—

"A seal or signature slip of the vendor may also be affixed on the sample if the vendor io desired".

6. In rale 22 of the said rules, against item 21, in the second column, for the flturn "15", the figures "20" shall be substituted.

7. Tn rule 29 of the said rules, clauses (c) and (d) shall be omitted.

8. In rule 30 of the said rules, after the words "to any food", the words am) figures "enumerated in rule 29" shall be inserted.

9 In rule 32 of the said rules, the existing Explanation at the end shall be renumbered as Explanation I and after Explanation I as so renumbered, the following ExplanHion shall be inserted, namely:—

"Explanation II,—A batch number or code number is a distinguishing mark by which the food can be traced while in manufacture and identified while m distri- bution".

10. In rule 42 of the said rules, after clause (K), the following clause shall be inerte*, natnely :—

"(L) Everv packer copHirrru' r""-i • f-' '"' with improver or blcachvnr* agents shall carry the following label, namely:—

"FLOUR TREATED WITH IMPROVERS/BLEACHING A G E NT "TO BE USED BY BAKERIES ONLY"

11. After rule 47 of the said rules, the following rule shall be inserted, TI~T'V :—- "47-A. Saccharine- mav be ndded to processed arecanut (Supari) in a concentration •ot eiceeding 1000 parts per million".

12. In rule 48-A of the said rules, for the sub-rule (i), the following sub-rule ihall bo mb"titutcd, namely:—

"(i) No person shall manufacture, sell, stock, distribute or exhibit for sale coal-tar dyes or their matures or any preparation of such colours for use in or upon food, except under a licence",

13. In rule 49 of the said rule, after sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule ihall be insert- :d, namely :—

"(5) No person shall manufacture, sell or usc any container, receptacle, utensil, packaging and storing material or appliances partly or wholly made of plas- tics, containing any toxic or injurious ingredients, for the purpose of prepar- ing, keeping, storing, preserving, packaging, selling or distributing food* unles* such plastic have been approved by the Central Government for the "ald purpose, from time to time.

Explanation:—For the purpose of this sub-rule, the term 'plastic' means all high polymer materials obtained or made by modification, polymerisation, poly- conden^ation or polyaddition of natural or synthetic products and covers thermaplastic, thcrmoserting and elastomeric materials as well as high polymer materials used a* coatings and as binding media for varnishes, "nd alto includes all auxiliary and additive materials used in the process of manu- facture, formulation and moulding of the subject plastic".

14. In rule 50 :

(1) in sub-rule (1),—

fi) in item (q), for the word "Coconut", the word "Copra" ihall b" "ub*tit"te*,

(ii) after item (s>, the following item shall be inserted, namely :—

**(t) prepared foods or ready-to-serve food :",

(2) to sub-rule (5), the following proviso shall be added, namely :—•

"Provided that th© licensing authority may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant a licence, if it K satisfied that it is necessary to to do ii the interest of public health".

15. After rule 59 of the said rules, the following rule shall be inserted, namely :—

''59A. Use of anti-oxidents in Vitamin D preparations;-—

Vitamin D preparations may contain anti-oxidents prescribed in rulo 59 *Oi exceeding 0.08 per cent".

16. In Appendix 'A' to the said rules.i—

(1) in Form III, after words "the seal fixed on the container", the words "and th* outer cover" shall be inserted;

(2) in Form VI-A,

(i) after column 2, column 2-A with the heading, "Batch No. or Codb No." (hall be inserted.

(ii) for the brackets and words "(Licence No. , )", the brackets mod words "[Licence No . (wherever applicable) ]", shall bo substituted.

17. In Appendix 'B' to the said rules,

(i) in item A.OI.OI., in rhe second paragraph, after the worc's, "Citric acid", the' words "fumaric acid sorbitol", shall be inserted;

(z) in items A.05.01. A.05.02, A.05 03, A.05.03.01, A.05.04, A.05.04.0T, A.C5.05,, A.o^.cf, A.05,07., A,05.08, A.05.09, A. o<;.io, A.05.U, A.05.12, A.05,13, A.05.J4, A.P5.15, A. 05.17, A.05.20 and A.05.22, the following shall be inserted at the end of each item, namely :—

"The nmount of insect damaged matter, shall not exceed 5 per cent, by wejfhtf*;

(3) for item A. 05.19, the following item shall be substituted, namely:—

"A. 05.19:—Saffron (Kesar) means the dried stigmato or tops of styles of Crocn* Sativus L. It shall not contain any foreign colouring matter or any other extraneous matter. It shall conform to the following standards:—

1. Total ash Mot more than 8 per cent by wei

2. Ash insoluble in dilute HC1. . . . No: more than I -J per cent by weight.

3. Volatile matter at IO3°C Not more than 14 per cent by weight.

4. Aqueous extract Not less than 55 per cent by weight..

5. Total Nitrogen (en dry weight basis) . , Not less thtn 2 per ctnt by weight.

6. Foreign matter such as sand, earth

dust, leaf, stem, chaffand vtgeuble matttr. . Not more than 1 per cent.

7. Floral waste defined as yellow filaments, pollan, stamens, part of ovary ana other parts of flowersofCrcens Sativus linn- . . Not mere than 15 per cent.

Saffron shall bo free from living insects, moulds and shall be practically free horn dead insects, insects fragments and rodent contamination vitible to nake* eye";

(4) for item A. 07.04, the following shall be substituted, namely :—

"A.07.04, Ice-candy or Ice Lollies or Edible Ices, by whatever name it is sold, meant the frozen ice produce which may contain the permitted flavours and colour*, sugar, syrup, fruit, fruit juice, nuts, cocoa, citric acid, stabi- lizer* or emulsifiers not exceeding 0.5' per cent. The total bacterial count •hall not exceed 100,000 per gm. It shall not contain any artificial *weetner";

(5) In item A.08.01, in clause (5) :—

(i) in sub-clause (i), for the figures '3.5* and '5.0', the figures '3.0' and '6,0* shall respectively be substituted;

(ii) in sub-clause (ii>, for the figures '3.4* and '4.4*, the figures '3.3' and '4,5' shall respectively be substituted.

(iii) in sub-clause (iv), for the figures *25' and *32\ tho figure* '26.0' and '35.0?¹ shall respectively be substituted;

(6) in item A.O8.O3, for the figures '50', the figures '55' shall be substituted,;

(7) in item A. 11.01.05;

(i) after the words "may contain", the words and brackets "nuts (whole, frag- mented or ground)", shall be inserted;

(ii) tho following shall be inserted at the end, namely :—

"The type of milk, shall be mentioned on the label";

(") in item A.I 1.02.08, at thai end, th© following shall be inserted at the end, namely :—

"The bacterial count shall not exceed 2,50,000 per gm. and coliform count shall not exceed 100 per gm.";

(9) in item A.16.01, A. 16.02, A.16,03, A.16.04. A.16.05, A.16.06, A.16.07, A. 16.09 and A. 16.12 the following shall be inserted at the end, namely:—

"Fumaric acid may be used upto a maximum limit of 0.5 per cent";

(10) in item A. 18.02, the following shall be inserted at the end, namely :—

"If the product is to be used for bakery purposes, tho following flour-treatmeat agents in the quantities mentioned against each may be used, namely:—-

4° Ppm. 20 ppm.

(i) Beizeyl Peroxide (Max) (ii) Potassium brcmate (Max.) (iii) Ascorbic acid (Max.) . . . . . .. 200 ppm.";

(11) in item A,18.09, against the entry 'Moisture', for the figures "5.0", the figure* "7.5" shall be substituted;

C12) for item A.18.10, the following item shall be substituted, namely:—

A.1R.10, custard powder means the product obtained from maize (Zea Mays L) or s&go/tapioca with or without the addition of small quantities of edible starches obtained from arrowroot, potato or jowar (sorghum vulgara) and with and without the addition of edible common salt, milk and albuminous matter. It shall bo free from any other foreign matter. It shall be in tba form of flne powder, free from rancidity, farmentcd and musty odour.

It ihall conform to the following standards, namely :—

(a) Moisture Not more than 1 25 per cent. (b) Total ash excluding added common

salt (on dry basis) . . . Not more than 0-5 per cent.

(c) Ash insoluble in dilute hydrochloric

acid (on dry basis) . , . Not more than 01 per cent";

(13) After item A.26.05, the following shall be inserted, namely:—

"A-s6.o6—(B) Carotene.

Cirotene is ob^ain^d as dark violet haxagonal prisms when crystallised from benzene— mathanei solution; or as red rhombic almost quadratic plates, from petroleum ether

Synonyms—C.I.natural yellow 26 •Colour Index Number (1956)—No. 75130. Class— Carotenoids

Chemical l a m e- all trans B- Carotene.

Empirical Formula— C40 Ht (.

Molecular weight— 536- 89

Melting point— 183°— i"C.

Solubility.— Soluble in carbon disulphidc, benezene and chloroform moderately soluble in mormal hexane, cyclohexane, other petroleum, ether and oils, practically insoluble in m;:hanol and ethanol, insoluble in water.

Spectrophotommc Requirement .—The wave-lengths of absorption mHiimum of all trans B-carotene in cyclohexane ( 02 mg- per IOO ml. approximately) and in i-cm. cell shall be 456 /* and 484 /*. There shall be no Cis-peak in the 330 /i to 355 p. region.

A •olution of B-Caroteno in chloroform addition of antimony trichloride solution shall give a dark blue colour having maximum absorption at a waTe-lcQith of 590 p

Colour Reaction:—When 2 ml. of concentrated sulphuric acid is added to 2 ml. of 0.2i per cent solution of B-Carotene in chloroform, the acid layer shall turn blue. The material shall have a minimum purity of 96.0 per cent Arsenic (A) maximum, 5 ppm and lead (pb) maximum 20 parts par million.

,4.26,07 Chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll, the green pigment or plants, is extracted and widely used as colouring -•tatter for various food item*.

Synonyms— C.I. Natural Green3;

Labenzmittal- Gnsi Nr. I

Colour— Green.

Colour Index Number-(1956) No. 75810. (1924) No. 12499.

Chlorophyll ( a )- Magnesium compltx c( I, 3, 5, kS - l e t n m c tl j l - 4 - c t f i l - v . ' r . j H - U u - i c- c&rbornethcxyphorbiriphytyl-7-prcpicnare.

Chlorophyll (b>- Magnesium cemplex of z, 5, 8-tetrrmcihyl-3-fcmiIx-rlIjl-:r.-Y!r \ 1-i-t- keto-ic-carbcmcihcxyphobirf) yij 1-7-FHFitr^.ic.

Empirical formula . . .. Chlorophyll (a) Ctj I it sO(N , M E.

Chlorophyll (b) Ct, H7(1O, N4M g.

Molecular weight . . .. Chlorophyll (a)~ 893 • 54

Chlorophyll (b)— 907- 52

General.— The material shall be intensely c'aik giccn. fy.ee us, t i r i r c l x, ti tily tcluikn- of chlorophyll degradation prcclr.ctt;. It thfll be sell bit ir. dl 1111- cilci, c l k i f- form and benzene.

Identification tests:—

A solution of chlorophyll in elhunol shall b= blue with deep red fluorescence,

Browft'Phasc Reaction.—When green ether or petroleum ether solution of chlorophyll. is treated with a small quantity of a 10 per cent solution of potassium hydroxide in methanol, the colour shall become brown quickly returning to green.

NOTEJ—This test is applicable only when chlorophyll has not been treated with alkalies.

A. 26.08 Caramel

Description—Caramel shall be prepared from the food grade carbohydrates or their combinations given below by the action of heat, in the presence or absence of acids or alkalies or salts. The material shall be amorphyous or liquid and dark brown in colour. It shall be water soluble. It "hall also be free from extraneous colouring matter.

Raw materials:

1. Carbohydrates: Caramel shall bo prepared from the following food¹ grades carbo- hydrates or their mixture :—•

(") Dextrose,

(b) Invert Sugar,

(c) Lactose,

(d) Malt Sytrup,

(©) Sucrose, and

(f) Glucose Syrup.

2. The following acids and alkalies may be employed to assist earmclization :—•

(a) Acids

(1> Acetic acid,

(2) Citric acid,

(3) Phosphoric acid,

(4) Sulphurio acid,

(5) Sulphur dioxide, and

(6) Carbolic add.

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(b) Alkalies

(1) Ammonia or Ammonium hydroxide.

(2) Potassium hydroxide, and

(3) Sodium hydroxide.

3. Salts.—Ammonium, sodium or potassium carbonate (including bicarbonate) phosphate (including dibasic phosphate and monobasic phosphate), sulphate and sulphite may be used.

4. Emulsifying and stabilizing agents as permitted in these rules may be added.

Identification:

(a) When 0.5 ml. of phosphoric acid is added to 20 ml. of 5 per cent w/v solu- tion of caramel, no precipitate shall be formed.

(b) When, one part of caramel is dissolved in 1000 parts of water, it shall yield a clear solution having a distinct colour. On exposure to sunlight for 6 hours the colour of this solution shall not change and no precipitate shall be formed.

The minimum density (g/ml) of 10 par cent solution of the material shall be 1.023.

A. 26.09 Annatto:

The material shall be of tho following two types :

(a) Solution in oil for use in butter and other food products, and (b) Solution in water for use¹ in Cheese and other food products.

General,—The material shall be derived only from the plant Bixa orellana L. and shall not contain any extraneous colouring matter. It shall be manufactured and packed under hygienic conditions.

(i) Solution of Annatto Colour in Oil for itx in Butter and other food products:

Only the vegetable oils included in these rules shall be. used either singly or in combination.

The solution of annatto colour in oil shall be clear and shall remain so on storage in suitable containers at 15°C except for slight deposit of stearine.

Colour: The colour of the solution in amylacetate at a dilution of 1 : 1000 (w/v), when measured in a Lovibond Tintometer with a 1-cm Cell shall be not less than the following :

Y c l l c w u n i ls . . . ..

5-°

Red Unirs

or be equivalent to the colour of the following inorganic solution at a liquid depth of one centimeter which may be employed for matching the stated dilution in a plunger type colorimeter using incident light closely approximating the north day light:

P o t a v t i i im b i c h r o m a te . . . . ..

. O'32Og

. 2-02 g

Cobalt Ammonium Sulphate (COSO4, (NH4)z SO4,6H,O)

. 2 ml.

Sulphuric acid, sp-gr. 1-84

. to make soluiicn to Distilled water

. . . ..

one litre.

These reagents shall be of the analytical reagent grade.

NOTE.—Although the solution retains its tinctorial value for a considerable time, after prolonged storage, its optical clarity shall be examined before use, to ensure that no p1tanitton has.taken place.

(ii) Solution of Annatto Colour in Water for use in Cheese and other food*

producta:

In the preparation of the solution, potable water shall be used. A little cfutntity (0.5 to 3 per cent) of alkali may be added.

The solution shall be clear and shall remain so on storage in suitable container!

at a temperature of 13 °C.

Colour,—The colour of the solution in 0.1 N sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide at a dilution of 1 : 10,000 (w/v) measured in 1-cm cell shall be the same as that specified in (i) above.

Maximum limit of metallic impurities shall be :

Arsenic . . ..

5 ppm max.

20 ppm max.

Lead

30 ppm max.

Copper

A. 26.10 Riboflavin:

Riboflavin is a yellow to orange-yellow crystalline powder.

Melting point about 28O°C with decomposition.

Solubility.—Slight soluble in water, more soluble in saline solution and in U 10 per cent (w/v) solution of ureia, sparingly soluble In alcohol, practically insoluble in chloroform and in solvent ether, and soluble in dilute solution of alkali hydroxides.

Synonyms :—Vitamin Bj, lactoflavin and lactroflavine.

Cilour— yellow to orange-yellow.

Class—isoalloxiazine.

C nm'cil Nim:—S:7-iim^tHyl-9-(d-i ribityl)—isoalloxazine.

Empirical Formula—C^Ha^O,.")-

Molecular weight—376' 38.

Identification,—A solution of 1 mg. of Riboflavin in 100 ml of water ia pale greenish yellow in transmitted light, and has an intense yellowish green flurescence which disappears on the addition of sodium difhionlte and minerals acids or alkalis.

Sptctrophotcmetery.—Absorption maxima of aqueous solution shall be at 220 to 225, 266, 371 and 444 m u.

Specific Rotation.—It shall be determined in a 0.5 per cent w/v solution in a mixture of 1.5 ml. of 0.1N alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide (free from carbonate) and sufficient freshly boiled and cooled water to produce 10 ml. The specific rotation, when calculated with reference to the subitance dried to constant weight in the dark at 105°C, shall be — 122° to — 136°.

The material snail bave minimum purity of 97.0 per cent.".

[No. P.15O13/4/72-F.H.]

SHRAVAN KUMAR, Jt. Secy.

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