Union Government, Extraordinary, 1997-01-29, CSL, Ref. CSL

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by  Government of India

REGD. NO. D.L.-33004/96
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II- Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 34 ] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1997/MAGHA 9,1918
230 GI / 97
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th January, 1997
G. S. R. 41 (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 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) with the
notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health)
number GSR. 118 (E), dated the 1 lth March 1996 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
dated the 11th March 1996 inviting objections and suggestions from all person likely to be affected thereby before the
expiry of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made
available to the Public.
And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to public on 18th March, 1996.
And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules have been considered by
Central Government.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 23 of Prevention of
Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) 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
1. (i) These Rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (1 st Amendment) Rules, 1997.
(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette except rule 2,4, clause (a)
and (d) of rule 5 which shall come into force after a period of one year from the date of publication.
2. In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1955, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 32, in
clause (b), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :—
'Provided also that whenever Gelatine is used as an ingredient, a declaration to this effect shall be made on the label by
inserting the word "Gelatine - Animal Origin."
In case of packages of confectionery weighing 20 gm, or less, which are also exempted from the declaration of
ingredients, will be exempted from the declaration of "Animal Origin" even if it contains Gelatine provided
that such declaration shall be given on the multi piece package in such a manner that the same is readable
even without opening the package.'
3. In rule 39 of the said rules after the words "approved by medical practioners", the words, "or approved for
medical purpose", shall be added at the.end.
4. In the said rules, in rule 49, in sub-rule (16) for the words "Milk Powder and condensed milk" the following
words shall be substituted, namely :—
"Condensed milk sweetened, condensed skimmed milk sweetened, milk powder, skimmed milk powder and partly
skimmed milk powder",
5. In Appendix 'B' to the said rules,—
(a) for item A.} 1.02.02 and die entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be substituted, namely:—
"A. 11.02.02—Cream including sterilized cream means the product of cow or buffalo milk or a combination thereof.
It shall be free from starch and other ingredients foreign to milk. It may be of following three categories,
namely:—
1. Low fat cream—containing milk fat not less than 25.0 percent by weight.
2. Medium fat cream—containing milk fat not less than 40.0 percent by weight.
3. High fat cream—containing milk fat not less than 60.0 percent by weight.
Note:—Cream sold without any indication about milk fat content shall be treated as high fat cream";
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(b) after item A. 11.02.08 and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be inserted, namely :—
'A.11.02.08.01—"Dried Ice Cream Mix" shall be the material prepared by spray or roller drying of ice-cream mix.
It shall contain milk solids, sucrose or corn syrup or refined sugar. It may contain permitted colours and
flavours. It may contain stabilisers and emulsifies not exceeding 1.25 per cent by weight. The product shall
contain not less than 27.0 percent milk fat and 9.3 per cent protein and moisture shall not be more than 40 per
cent by weight. The sucrose content shall not be more than 40 per cent by weight.
The process of drying shall be mentioned on the label. It shall be packed in hermetically sealed clean sound containers.';
(c) in item A. 11.02.14, after the proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely :—
'Provided further that if the spray dried milk powder meant for reconstitution into liquid milk and not for direct
consumption and packed in above manner, cannot be stored at or below 20 degree centigrade, such product
shall not contain moisture more than 3.5 percent by weight and shall be clearly labelled as "To be used within
five months from the date of packing" and "Not for direct consumption',;
(d) after item A. 11.02.22.01, the following item shall be instered, namely:—
"All .02.23—Yoghurt means a coagulated product obtained from toned milk, pasteurised or boiled milk by lactic
acid fermentation through Lactobacillus bulgaricus delbruckii var. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.
It may also contain cultures of Bifidobacteriumbifidus and Lactobacillus acidophilus and if added, the decla-
ration to this effect shall be made on the label. The Product shall have smooth body and custard like consis-
tency with no whey separation. It may also contain:—
(i) milk powder, skimmed milk powder, whey powder, whey proteins, water soluble milk proteins, casemates manu-
factured from pasteurised product and lactase enzyme preparation;
(ii) Sugar, corn-syrup or glucose syrup in case of sweetened, flavoured and fruit yoghurt only;
(iii) Fruits, fruit pulp, jam, fruit syrup, fruit juice etc. in flavoured and fruit yoghurt only;
(iv) Permitted colours and flavours in flavoured and fruit yoghurt only.
It may contain permitted stabilisers upto a maximum limit of 0.5 per cent, by weight It shall also conform to the
following standard, namely:—
Yoghurt Yoghurt Yoghurt Fruit
Plain Skimmed Sweetened Yoghurt
flavoured
(i) Total milk fat, solids, 13.5 11.0 13.5 10.0
per cent by weight,
not less than
(ii) Milk fat, percent Not less Not more Not less Not less
by weight than 3.0 than 0.5 than 3.0 than 1.5
(iii) Sugar, per cent by weight — — 6.0 6.0
not less than
(iv) Protein, per cent by weight, 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.6
not less than
Titrable acidity of the product shall be from 0.8 to 1.2 per cent by weight (as lactic acid), The specific Lactic acid
bacterial count per gram of the product shall not be less than 10,00,000 and Escherichia Coli shall be absent in the product.
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The type of yoghurt shall be clearly indicated on the label; otherwise standard of Plain Yoghurt shall apply.
Note:—The yoghurt subjected to heat treatment after fermentation at temperature not less than 650 C shall be labelled as
"Thermised or Heat Treated Yoghurt" and shall conform to the above parameters except the minimum
requirement of specific lactic acid bacterial count per gm;
(e) in item A. 18.01, for words, figure and letters, "Rodent hair and excreta shall not exceed 2 pieces per kg", the
words " It shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta" shall be substituted;
(!) in both items A. 18.02 and A. 18.03, for the words, figures and letters "Rodent hair and excreta shall not exceed 5
pieces per kg", the words "It shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta" shall be substituted;
(g) in item A. 18.01.01, for the portion beginning with the words "The calcium carbonate powder" and ending with
the words "parts by weight of calcium carbonate", the following shall be substituted, namely :—
"The calcium carbonate powder, if added for fortification shall be in such amount that 100 parts by weight of
fortified atta shall contain not less than 0 30 and not more than 0.35 parts by weight of calcium carbonate. It
shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta";
(h) in item A.18.01.02, for the portion
"Alcoholic acidity (with 90 per cent alcohol)— Not more than 0.12 percent",
expressed as H SO
2 4
"Alcoholic acidity (with—90 per cent alcohol) Not more than 0.12 per cent,
expressed as H SO
2 4
It shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta";
(i) in item A. 18.02.01, for the portion beginning with the words "The calcium compound powder, if added for
fortification" and ending with the words "weight of calcium carbonate", the following shall be substituted,
namely :—
"The calcium carbonate powder, if added for fortification, shall be in such amount that 100 parts by weight of
fortified media shall contain not less than 0.30 and not more than 0.35 parts by weight of calcium carbonate. It
shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta";
(j) in item A, 18.02.02, for the portion
"Gluten—Not less than 7 0 per cent on dry basis." the following shall be substituted, namely :—
"Gluten—Not less than 7.0 per cent on dry basis.
It shall also be free from Rodent hair and excreta..
[No. P-15014/l/95-PH(Food)]
RENU SAHNI DHAR, Jt. Secy.
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Note.—The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 37. GSR 18 (E) dated 15-1-77
were published in Part II, Section.3 of the Gazette of 38. GSR 651 (E) dated 22-10-77
India vide SRO 2105 dated 12-9-1955 and subse-
39. GSR 732 (E) dated 5-12-77
quently amended as follows by:—
40. GSR 775 (E) dated 27-12-77
1. SRO 1202 dated 26-5-56
41. GSR 36 (E) dated 21-1-78
2. SRO 1687 dated 28-7-56
42. GSR 70 (E) dated 8-2-78
3. SRO 2213 dated 28-9-56 Extraordinary
43. GSR 238 (E) dated 20-4-78
4. SRO 2755 dated 24-11-36
44. GSR 393 (E) dated 4-8-78
The further amendments were published in Part II, Section 3 45. GSR 590 (E) dated 23-12-78
Sub-section (i) of Gazette of India as follows by :— 46. GSR 55 (E) dated 31-1-79
5. GSR 514 dated 28-6-58 47. GSR 142 (E) dated 16-3-79 (Corrigendum)
6. GSR 1211 dated 20-12-58 48. GSR 231(E) dated 6-4-79
7. GSR 425 dated 4-4-60 49. GSR 1043 dated 11-8-79 (Corrigendum)
8. GSR 169 dated 11-2-61 30. GSR 1210 dated 29-9-79 (Corrigendum)
9. GSR 1134 dated 16-9-61 51. GSR 19 (E) dated 28-1-80
10. GSR 1340 dated 4-11-61 32. GSR 243 dated 1-3-80
11. GSR 1564 dated 24-11-62 53. GSR 244 dated 1-3-80
12. GSR 1589 dated 22-10-64 54. GSR 577 dated 24-5-80 (Corrigendum)
13. GSR 1814 dated 11-12-65 35. GSR 996 dated 27-9-80 (Corrigendum)
14. GSR 74 dated 8-1-66 56. GSR 579 (E) dated 13-10-80
15. GSR 382 dated 19-3-66 57. GSR 652 (E) dated 14-11-80
16. GSR 1256 dated 26-8-67 58. GSR 710 (E) dated 22-12-80
17. GSR 1533 dated 24-8-68 59. GSR 23 (E) dated 16-1-81
18. GSR 2163 dated 14-12-68 (Corrigendum) 60. GSR 205 (E) dated 25-3-81 (Corrigendum)
19. GSR 532 dated 8-3-69
61. GSR 290 (E) dated 13-4-81
20. GSR 1764 dated 26-7-69 (Corrigendum)
62. GSR 444 dated 2-5-81 (Corrigendum)
21. GSR 2068 dated 30-8-69
63. GSR 503 (E) dated 1-9-81
22. GSR 1809 dated 24-10-70
64. GSR 891 dated 3-10-81 (Corrigendum)
23. GSR 938 dated 12-6-71
65. GSR 1056 dated 5-12-81 (Corrigendum)
24. GSR 992 dated 3-7-71
66. GSR 80 dated 23-1-82 (Corrigendum)
25. GSR 553 dated 6-5-72
67. GSR 44 (E) dated 23-1-82 (Corrigendum)
26. GSR 436 (E) dated 10-10-72
68. GSR 57 (E) dated 11-2-82
27. GSR 133 dated 10-2-73
69. GSR 245 (E) dated 11-3-82
28. GSR 205 dated 23-2-74
70. GSR 307 (E) dated 3-4-82 (Corrigendum)
29. GSR 850 dated 12-7-75
71. GSR 386 dated 17-4-82 (Corrigendum)
30. GSR 508 (E) dated 27-9-75
72. GSR 422 (E) dated 24-5-82
31. GSR 63 (E) dated 5-2-76
73. GSR 476 (E) dated 20-7-82 (Corrigendum)
32. GSR 754 dated 29-5-76
74. GSR 504 (E) dated 20-7-82 (Corrigendum)
33. GSR 755 dated 29-5-76
75. GSR 753 (E) dated 11-12-82 (Corrigendum)
34. GSR 856 dated 12-6-76
76. GSR 109 (E) dated 26-2-83
35. GSR 1417 dated 2-10-76
77. GSR 249 (E) dated 8-3-83
36. GSR 4 (E) dated 4-1-77
78. GSR 268 (E) dated 16-3-83