The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No.. 282] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1980/BHADRA 20, 1902 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
10H THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 2. (i) In rule 42 of the said rules, for the clauses (O) and (P), the following shall be substituted, namely :—MINISTRY OK HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th September, 1980
G.S.R. 534(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, which the Central Government proposes to mako in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of J954), in the circumstances which In the opinion of the Central Government render it necessary to make rules without consultation with the Central Committee for Food Standards, is hereby published as required by sub- section (1) of the said section for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby und notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after 30 days of its publication in the Gazette of Tndia, Any objections or suggestions received from any person with respect to the said draft rules on or before the date so specified shall be considered by the Central Government.
DRAFT RULES
1. These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adul-
teration (Amendment) Rules, 1980.
"(O) Every package containing an admixture of imported refined edible oil with indigenous Expeller processed oil as permitted under Rule 44 shall carry the follow- ing label :
BLENDED OILS
This admixture contains Refined (Name of Oil) • (inported) per cent and I (Name of Oil) (indigenous) per c"nt."
(ii) In rule 44, for second and third proviso the following
shall be substituted, namely ;—
"Provided further that the prohibition in clause (c )
shall remain inoperative for a period of 5 years from the dato of publication in respect of the following admixtures : —
(a) Refined imported soyabean oil with indigenous raw expeller processed groundnut oil, where proportion of groundnut oil shall not be less than 30 per cent and not more than 50 per cent by weight.
(b) Refined imported rapeseed oil with indigenous raw expeller processed mustard oil, where proportion of mustard oil shall not be less lhan 10 per cent and not more than 20 per cent by weight :
Provided also that the oils used in the admixtures shall conform to the standards prescribed for such oils. These admixtures shall also conform to the following standards :—
(i) Moisture . . Not more than 0.25 per ccit
by weight.
(ii) Free Fatty Acids (as Not more than 1.0 per cent by
oleic acid). weight.
(lii) Unsaponifiable matter Not more than 1.5 per cent by
weight."
The admixtures shall be processed and sold by the Depart- ment of Civil Supplies of the Central Government or their authorised agents,
[No, P. J5014/8/80~PH(F&N)PFA] C. V. S. MANI, Addl. Secy.