REGISTERED No. D. (D.)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 134]

NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1981/CHAITRA 13, 1903

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

compilation

16 GI/81

(625)

626 THE GA7KTTE OF JNDI \ : rXTRAOHDINAi'.Y [PART TT^Sec. 3(5]

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 3rd April. 1981

G..SR. 276(E).—The following dmft of certain rules further to amend the

Prevention of Food Adulteration Ru'es. 1955, which the Oentuil Government

proposes lo make in exreise of the powers conferred hy sub-seclion (1) of sec-

tion

23

of

the

Prevention

of

Food

Ululternlinn

Act,

1954

(17 of

1954), after consultation with Central Committee for Food Standards, is hereby

published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section 23 for the informa-

tion of all persons likely to be affeclcil thereby, and notice is hereby ifiven

that the said draft rules will be (aken into consideration itfter the expiry of

90 days fiorn the date of publication of ihc notification in the Gszetie of India.

Any objection or suggestion, which may be received ftorn any peison

with respect to the said draft rules bcfoie the expiry of the period so specified,

will be considered by tic Central Government.

626/1

DRAFTS RULES

1. These rules may be called the Prevention

of Food

Adulteration

(.Amendment) Rules, 1981.

2. Tn the Prevention o£ Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, in Appendix B,

jfter item

A, 29.01, the

following

item

shnll be substituted,

namely :—

"A. 30 : Pan M.isala Means the food geneially taken us such oi in con-

junction with Pan. It may contain Bcteinuts, lime, coconut, catechu, cardamom

and other aromatic spices. It may contain permitted flavours. It shall

not

contain any added colouring matter or artificial sweetener or any other harmful

ingredient. It shall be tree from fit it, sand and other siliceous mateiial. It shall

conform to ihe following standaids —

Total Ash—Not more than 6.0 per cent (on diy bahis). Af>h insoluble

Not more than 0.2 per cent (on dry basis), in diute hydio chloric acid."

[No. P. 15025/101/78-PH (F&N1PFA]

T. V, ANTONY, Jt. Secy.

PUNTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVi". OF INDIA VR\ SS, R1NQ RO\D, NEW DELH1-1I0064

AND PUBUSI1ED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054, 1981