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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. 33] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1979/MAGHA 11, 1900

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

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A. In rule 40 of the said rules, in clause (2). at the end of the 1st paragraph, the following words, shall be inser- ted, namely :—•

'The product containing added natural flavour shnll be labelled as "CONTAINS ADDED FLAVOUR" whereas the product containing synthetic flavour, shall be labelled as "ARTIFICIALLY FLA- VOURED".

5. In rule 42 of the said rules,—

(a) in sub-rule (B), in clause (i),—

(i) after sub-clause (d), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely :—

"(dd) in the case of condensed milk (sweetened and flavoured):

This has been flavoured with NOT TO BE USED FOR INFANTS

BELOW SIX MONTHS

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(ii) after sub-clause (e), the following sub-clause (Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 31st January. 1979

G.S.R. 55(E).—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), at pages 1043 to 1054 of the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated the 22nd April, 1976, under the notification of the Government of India in the late Ministry of Health and Family Planning (Depart- ment of Health) No. GSR 299(E) dated the 22nd April, 1976, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby till the expiry of fortyf five days from the date on which copies of the said notification were made available to the public ;

And whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on the 22nd April, 1976 ;

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 Com- mittee for Food Standards, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Prevention of Food Adultera- tion Rules, 1955, namely:—

RULES

1. (1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (1st Amendment) Rules, 1979.

(2) Rules 3, 4, 5, 9 and sub-rule (xx) of rule 16 shall come into force after a period of six months from the date of publication of these rules and the rest of the rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette,

2. In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), to rule 27, the following proviso shall be added, namely :•—

"Provided that chewing gum may contain Titanium dioxide—(food grade) up to a maximum limit of 1 per cent".

3. In rule 32 of the said rule, in clause (c), after the words, "and/or Vitamin" at Ihe two places where tru:\ occur, the words, "nnticaking agent and/or stabilising agent and/or emulsifyins agent and /or mineral", shall be inserted ;

shall be inserted, namely :•—

"(ee) in the case of milk powder which contains lecithin:

MILK POWDER IN THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS LECITHIN

(b) for sub-rule (G), the following sub-rule shall be

substituted, namely :—

"(G) Every package containing Cassia Bark shall bear the following label :

""

I CASSIA BARK (TAJ)

(c) after sub-rule (G), the following sub-rule shall be

inserted, namely :—

"(GO) Every package containing Cinnamon shall bear the following label:

| CINNAMON (DALCHINI) |

(d) for sub-rule (M), the following sub-rule shall brt

substituted, namely:—

"(M) Compounded Asafoetida—Every container of compounded asafoetida shall indicate the approxi- mate composition of edible starch or edible cereal flour used in the comopund, on the label" ;

(e) after sub-rule (Q) the following sub-rules shall be

inserted, namely:—

"(R) Unless otherwise provided in these rules, every package of malted milk food which contains added natural colouring matter except caramel, shall bear the following label:

f MALTED MILK FOOD FN THIS

PACKAGE CONTAINS PERMITTED | NATURAL COLOURING MATTER

"(S) Every package of meat product which con- tain monosodium glutamate, shall bear the follow- ing label:

it

THIS PACKAGE OF CONTAINS J

MONOSODIUM dLUTAMATE UNFIT FOR INFANTS BEIOW 12 MONTHS

6. In rule 44 of the said rules, after the existing provisigns,

the folowing further proviso shall be added, namely :—

"Provided also that in respect of clause (e), maximum tolerance of 10 red unit irr I cm, cell on lovibond scale is permitted when the oil is tested for Halphen's teist without dilution, that is to say, by shaking 5 ml, of the sample with 5 ml. of sulphur solution Lone per cent (w/v) solution ot sulphur in carbon-di-su)phide mixed with equal volume of umyl alcohol], in a closed system test tube (250X25 cm.) heating in a hot water (70° C—80° C) for a few minutes with occasional shaking until cnrbon-di-sulphide is boiled off and the sample stops foaming and then placing the tube on saturated brine bath, capable of beinp regulated at 1l0°C—115" C for 2,5 horns".

7. In the rule 44A of the said rules, for the explana- tion, the followine explanation shall be substituted, namely :—

"Explanation : The equivalent of Kesari gram in "ome of Indian languages arc as follows :—

1. Assamese Khesari, Tcora.

2. Bengali Khesari, Teora, Kasaur, Batura.

3. Bihari Khesari, Teora, Kassur, Batura. 4. English C.hiklinjr vetch.

5. Gujarat! Lani.

". Hindi Khesari, Kassur, Kasarl, Kassai

tluri, Batura, Chapri, Dubia, Kansari, Kesori, Latri, '••'inni. Tiuri, Kassor.

7. Kannada Laki Bele, Kesari Bele. S. Malyalam Kesari, Lanki, Vattti.

9. Tamil MUKU.

10. Marathi Lakheri, Batri, Lakhi. Lang, Mutra, Teora, Batroli-U-dal, lakh.

11. Orlya Khesra, Khesari, Khesari dali. 12. Persian Masang.

13. Punjabi Kisarl, Chural, Karas, Karil, Kasa,

Kesari, Chapa.

14. Sanskrit Sandika, Triputf.

15. Sindhi Matter.

16. Telugu Lamka."

8. After rule 44A of the said rules, the following rule

"hall be inserted, namely:—

lL44AA. Prohibition of use of carbide gas in ripening of fruits : No person shall sell or offer or expose for sale or have in his premises for the purpose of sale under any description, fruits which have been artificially ripened by use of acetylene gas, commonly known as carbide BBS¹".

9. In rule 49, after sub-rule (7), the following sub-rule

shall be inserted, namely :—

"(8} No person shall sell Titanium dioxide (food crade) except under Indian Standards Institution Certification Mark".

10. In rule 53 of the said rules, to clause (i), the

followinR proviso shall be added, namely :—

"Provided that the article of food to which a Class-t preservative ha>. been added conforms to the specifications laid down in Appendix 'fl'." 11. In the heading of Part XII of the said rules, foV the word, "Antioxidants and Emulsifying and Stabilising agents", the words, "Antioxidants, Emulsifying and Stabi- lising and anticaking agents" shall be substituted.

12. In rule 60, of the said rules:—

(al after the words, "edible gums", the words, "such as guur, Karaya, arabic, carobcan, furccllaran, tragacanth, gum ghatti," shall be inserted ;

(b) before the word*, "and brominated vegetable oils", the followinfi shall be inserted, namely:—

"sodium stearoyl 2-lactylate and calcium stcaroyl-

2-lnctylate".

13. After the rule 61 of the said rules, the following

rules shall be inserted, namely :—

"61A : Use of starch phosphate : Starch phosphide, a gum arabic substitute, may be used in syrup, ice- cream powder, salad dressing and pudding to a maximum extent of 0.5 per cent.

6 IB : Use of emulsifying and stablising agents in fla- vouring agents : The emulsifying and stabilising agents may be added to flavouring agents."

14, For rule 62 ot the said rules, the following rule shall

be substituted, namely ;

"62. Restriction on use of anticaking agents : No anti- caking sgents shall be use in any food except where the use of anticaking agents is specifically per- mitted :

Provided that table salt, onion powder, garlic powder and soup powder may contain aluminium silicate as anticaking agent to a maximum extent of 2 per cent".

15, After rule 64A in part XIII of the said rules, the

following rule shall be inserted, namely :

"64AA : Use of monosodhm glutamute : Monosodium glutamate may be added to meat products to a maximum limit of 500 ppm. It shall not be added to any food meant for infants below 12 months".

16, In Appendix 'B' to the said rules,—

(i) in item A.01.01, for the words, "edible gums referred to in the Indian Pharmacopoeia", the following words shall be substituted, namely : , "edible yums such as guar, karaya, arabic, carobean furcellaran, tragacanth gum ghatti";

(ii) in item A.04 for words, "atta or rice flour or both", the following words shall be substituted, namely : "edible starches or edible cereal flour". ;

(iii) for item A.05.06, the following item shall be sub-

stituted, namely :

"A.05.06 Cinnamon (Dalchini) whole means the dried pieces of the inner bark of Cinnamomum zey- lanicum Blume. It shall not contain any other foreign vegetable matter or colouring matter. In shall contain not less than 0.5 per cent (V/W) of volatile oil";

(iv) in item A.05.06.01, for the word, "Nees" the word

"Blume" shall be substituted ;

(v) after item A.05.06.01, the following item shall

be inserted, namely :

"A. 05.06.02 'Cassia [Taj (whole)' means dried pieces of brak of Cinnamomum cassia Blume, Syn. Cinnamomum arometicum. Nees (Chinese Cinnamon, or Cassia lignea), It shall not con- tain any other forcgin vegetable matter or colour- ing matter";

(iv) in item A.05.06.01, for the word, "Nees" the word. oil" for the words, ligures and brackets, "Not less than 4.0 per cent (v/w)", the words, figures and

bracked, "Not less than 1.0 per cent fv/wV shall be substituted ;

(vii) foi ilem A.07.01.01, the following item shall be

substituted, namely :—•

"A.07.01.01—'Refind Sugar' means the sugar obtained from the iuice of Sugar Cane or Sugar Boct. It shall be crystalline, white, colourless, free from dirt and other extraneous m.ilter. It shall conform to the following standards :

(a) Sucrose Not less than 99-80 per cent by wt.

(b) Mjisture N?t more lhan 0.1 per cent by wt.

(c) Su'phur dioxide Not mire than 70 ppm" ;

(viii) fdr item A.07.06, the following item shall be

.substituted, namely :—

"A,07.06 :'Cube Sugar—means the sugar in the form of cube or cubiod blocks manufactured from refined crystallised sugar. It shall be white in colour, free from dirt and other extraneous, contamination, It shall conform to the following standards : —

fa) Sucrose Not ltss than 99.7 per cent by weight.

(b) Moisture Not more than 0.25 per cent by weight •

(c) Total ash Not more than 0.03 per cent by weight.

(d) Sulphur dicxide Not more than 70 ppm."

(ix) for item A.07.09, the following item shall be sub-

stituted, namely :

"A.07.09—-'Icing Sugar" means the sugar manufac- tured by pulverizing refined sugar or vacuum pan (plantation white) sugar with or without edible starch. Edible starch, if added, shall be uni- formly extended in the sugar. It shall be in form of white powder, free from dust, or any other extraneous malter. It shall conform to the following standards :—

(a) Total starch and Not less than 99.0 per cent by weight,

sucrose fmoisture free)

(b) Moisture Not more than 0.80 pel cent by weight,

(c) Starch Net more than 5,0 per cent by weight

on dry basis" ;

(x) after item A.08.03, the following item sail be

inserted, namely:

I ll

of these milk which has been made and con- form¹- to the standards given in the table below item A.ii.ni.M" ;

(xii) in item A. 11.01.06, for the words, "or a combi- nation of both", the woiJs, "or sheep milk or gout milk or u combination of any of ihcse milk": shall be substituted :

(xiii) in ilem A.11.01.11. in the table,—

(a) for the ilem "Standardised or Mixed Milk" and the entries relating thereto, the following i'enw and entries shall be substituted, namely :—-

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(3) f4) (5)

MIXED MILK

All India 4.5 8,5 Raw, Pasteurised, boiled, flavoured and sterilised

All India 4.5 S.5 STA NDARDT- J.ED MILK.

Pasteurised, flavoured and sterilised.

(b) against the item "RECOMBINED MILK, TONED AND DOUBLE TONED MILK" in column 1, and in column 2, for the entry, the following words shall be inserted, namely :—

"Pasteurised, Flavoured and Sterilised";

txiv) in item A.11.02.11, the words, "permitted flavour" shall be inserted between the words, "refined lactose" and "calcium chloride";

(xv) in item A.ll.02.14, after the words, "such addition need not be declared on the I able", the following words shall be inserted, namely :—

"for improving dispersibility, it may contain lecithin to a maximum limit of 0.5 per cent under label declaration as per rule 42 fee)";

(xvi) in items A.ll.02,14, A.ll.02,15, A.ll.02.16 and A. 11.02.18 for the words, brackets and figures "Solubility Index (max.)", "15.0" and "2.0 ml" wherever occurring, the words, brackets anj figures "Solubility per cent (min.)", '85 0" and "98.5" respectively shall be substituted ;

(xvii) in item A.11,02.18, for the words and figures, "ash insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid, not more than 0.01 per; cent", the words and figures, "ash insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid, not more than 0.05 per cent" shall be substituted ;

ixviii) in item A.I 1.02.21 in the table, in column (6), for the figures, "0.3" wherever occurring, the figure, "0,5" shall be substituted;

(xix) in item A.15, the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely :—

(xxiv) in item A. 18.07,—

(rail) after item A.17.16, the following items shall be

inserted namely : —

(a) the words, "or edible common salt", o'wurring after "refined edible oil" and before, "or table butter", shall be omitted ;

(bj Ihc following words shall be inserted, after the words, "or their mixture" namely, "It may contain edible common salt";

(xxv) in item A.I8,12—

"A. 17.17—'Wutcr-MeFon Seed oil¹ means the oil extracted from the clean, sound seeds of the fruit of Water Melon Citrullus vulgaris Schrad (Family: cuc-urbitaceae). It shall be clear, free from rancidity, adulterants, sediments, suspended and other foreign matter, separated water, added colouring and flavouring substances and mineral Oil. Jt shall conform to the following standards:-

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