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PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION RULES

1955

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  • Child Labour Act, 1986
  • Code on Wages Act, 2019
  • Contract Labour Act, 1970
  • Dangerous Machines Act, 1983
  • Dangerous Machines Rules, 1984
  • EDLIS Scheme, 1976
  • Employees Compensation Act, 1923
  • Employees Pension Scheme, 1995
  • Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952
  • Employers Liability Act, 1938
  • Employment Exchanges Act, 1959
  • Employment Exchanges Rules, 1960
  • Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
  • Equal Remuneration Rules, 1976
  • ESI (Central) Rules, 1950
  • ESI (General Provident Fund) Rules, 1950
  • ESI (General) Regulations, 1950
  • ESI Act, 1948
  • Exemptions From Registers and Returns Act, 1988
  • Factories Act, 1948
  • Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
  • Gratuity Act, 1972
  • ID (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act, 1949
  • Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
  • Industrial Relations Code, 2020
  • Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979
  • Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
  • Mines Act, 1952
  • Minimum Wages Act, 1948
  • Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
  • Occupational Safety and Working Conditions Code, 2020
  • Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 1995
  • Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
  • Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975
  • Payment of Wages (Air Transport Services) Rules, 1968
  • Payment of Wages Act, 1936
  • Payment of Wages Nomination Rules, 2009
  • Payment of Wages Recovery Rules, 1966
  • PF Act, 1952
  • Plantations Labour Act, 1951
  • Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955
  • Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 2013
  • Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women Rules, 2013
  • PSARA, 2005
  • Sales Promotion Employees Act, 1976
  • Sales Promotion Employees Rules, 1976
  • Social Security Code, 2020
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  • Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008
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    Part – I Preliminary

    1. Short title, extent and commencement
    2. Definition

    Part II – The Central Food Laboratory

    3. Functions
    4. Analysis of food samples

    Part III - Definitions And Standards Of Qualilty

    5. Definitions and Standards of Quality

    Part IV – Public Analysts And Food Inspectors

    6. Qualifications of Public Analyst
    7. Duties of Public Analyst
    8. Qualification for Food Inspector
    9. Duties of Inspectors
    9-A. Sending of Sample by Local (Health) Authority :
    9-B. Local (Health) Authority to send report to person concerned
    10. Forms of order not to dispose of stock and of bond
    11. Form of receipt for food seized by a food inspector
    12. Notice of intention to take sample for analysis
    12-A. Warranty
    12-B. Form of nomination of Director or Manager and consent, under Section 17
    12-C. Vendor to disclose name and address of Director/Manager in certain circumstances
    13. Power of food inspector to deal with carrier of disease handling food

    Part V - Sealing, Fastening And Despatch Of Samples

    14. Manner of sending sample for analysis
    15. Bottles or containers to be labelled and addressed
    16. Manner of packing and sealing the samples
    17. Manner of dispatching containers of samples
    18. Memorandum and impression of seal to be sent separately
    19. Addition of preservatives to samples
    20. Preservative in respect of milk, cream, dahi, khoa, khoa based and paneer based sweets such as Kalakund and barfi, chutn
    21. Nature and quantity of the preservative to be noted on the label
    22. Quantity of sample to be sent to the public analyst
    22-A. Contents of one or more similar sealed containers having identical labels to constitute the quantity of food sample
    22-B. Quantity of sample to be sent considered as sufficient
    22-C. Quantity of samples of food packaging material to be sent to the public analyst

    Part VI - Colouring Matter

    23. Unauthorised addition of colouring matter prohibited
    24. Extraneous addition of colouring matter to be mentioned on the label
    25. Use of caramel permitted
    26. Natural colouring matters which may be used
    27. Addition of inorganic matters and pigments prohibited
    28. Synthetic food colours which may be used
    29. Use of permitted synthetic food colours prohibited
    30. Maximum limit of permitted synthetic food colours
    31. Colours to be pure

    Part VII - Packing And Labelling Of Food

    32. Package of food to carry a label
    32-A. Nutritional Food
    33. Languages of the particulars or declaration of the label
    34. Declaration to be surrounded by line
    35. Distance of surrounding line
    36. Principal display panel, its area, size and letter, etc
    37. Labels not to contain false or misleading statements
    37-A. Manufacture of proprietary foods and infant foods
    37-B. Labelling of infant milk substitute and infant food
    37-C. Labelling of Irradiated Food
    37-D. Labelling of edible oils and fats
    38. Labels not to contain reference to Act or Rules contradictory to required particulars
    39. Labels not to use words implying recommendations by medical profession
    40. Unauthorised use of works showing imitation prohibited
    41. Imitations not be marked pure
    42. Forms of labels
    43. Notice of addition, admixture or deficiency in food
    43-A. Restriction on Advertisement

    Part VIII - Prohibition Regulations Of Sales

    44. Sale of certain admixtures prohibited
    44-A. Sale of Kesari gram prohibited
    44 -AA. Prohibition of use of carbide gas in ripening of fruits
    44-AAA. Prohibition of use of mineral oil
    44-B. Restriction on sale of ghee having less Reichert value than that specified for the area where such ghee is sold
    44-C. Restriction on sale of Til Oil produced in Tripura, Assam and West Bengal
    44-D. Restriction on sale of Carbia Callosa and Honey dew
    44-E. Restriction on sale of Kangra tea
    44-F. Restriction on Sale of irradiated Food
    44-G. Condition for sale of flavoured Tea
    45. Food resembling but not pure honey not to be marked honey
    46. Sale or use for sale of admixtures of ghee or butter prohibited
    47. Restriction on use and sale of artificial Sweeteners
    48. Use of flesh of naturally dead animals or fowls prohibited
    48-A. Sale of permitted food colours
    48-B. Sale of insect damaged dry fruits and nuts
    48-C. Sale of food additives
    48-D. Storage and sale of irradiated food

    Part IX - Conditions For Sale And Licence

    49. Conditions for sale
    50. Conditions for Licence
    51. Duration of licences
    51-A. Procedure for issue of licence in certain local areas

    Part X - Preservative

    52. Definition of Preservative
    53. Classification of Preservative
    54. Use of more than one Class II preservative prohibited
    55. Use of Class II preservatives restricted
    55-A. Use of Class II preservatives in mixed foods
    55-B. Restriction on use of nitrate and nitrite
    55-C. Use of Natamycin for surface treatment of cheese hard
    55-D. Use of Nisin as a preservative in Coconut Water Drink
    56. Omitted

    Part XI - Poisonous Metals

    57. Poisonous metals

    Part XIA - Crop Contaminants and Naturally Occurring Toxic Substances

    57-A. Crop contaminants
    57-B. Naturally Occurring Toxic Substances

    Part Xll - Anti-Oxidants, Emulsifying And Stabllising And Anticaking Agents

    58. Definition of anti-oxidants
    59. Restriction on use of anti-oxidants
    59-A. Use of anti-oxidants in Vitamin D Preparation
    60. Definition of emulsifying and stabilising agents
    61. Restriction on use of emulsifying and stabilising agent
    61-A. Use of starch phosphate
    61-AA. Use of modified starches
    61-B. Use of emulsifying and stabilising agents in flavouring agents
    61-C. Use of emulsifying and stabilising agents in fruit products
    61-D. Use of emulsifying and stabilising agents in Frozen desserts
    61-E. Use of Xanthan gum
    62. Restriction on use of anticaking agents
    62-A. Antifoaming agents in edible oils and fats
    62-B. Use of release agents in confectionery

    Part XIII - Flavouring Agents And Related Substances

    63. Flavouring agents
    63-A. Restriction on use of flavouring agents
    64. Solvent in flavouring agents
    64-A. Use of anti-oxidants, emulsifying and stabilising agents and food preservatives in flavour
    64-B. Use of monosodium glutamate
    64-BB. Extraneous addition of flavouring agents to be mentioned on the label
    64-BBB. Use of menthol (Omitted)

    Part XIII A- Carry Over Of Food Additives

    64-C. Carryover of food Additives

    Part XIV - Insecticides And Pesticides

    65. Restriction on the use of insecticides

    Part XV -Solvent Extracted Oils And Edible Flour

    66. Definition of solvent-extracted oils
    67. Conditions of manufacture, stock and sale of solvent extracted oil
    68. Definition of solvent-extracted edible flour
    69. Conditions of manufacture, stock and sale of solvent-extracted edible flour
    69-A. Restriction on the use of solvent

    Part XVI -Sequestering And Buffering Agents (Acids, Bases And Salts)

    70. Definition of sequestering agents
    71. Definition of buffering agents
    72. Restrictions on the use of sequestering and buffering agents
    72-A. Restriction on use of certain substances
    72-B. Use of Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosins (Ester Gum)
    72-C. Use of Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate

    Part XVII - Irradiation Of Food

    73. Irradiation of Food
    74. Dose of Irradiation
    75. Requirement for the process of Irradiation
    76. Restrictions on Irradiation of Food
    77. Record of Irradiation of Food
    78. Standards of Irradiated Food

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