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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Adulteration of Milk

28-August-2013 15:42 IST
68.4% samples were found to be non-conforming 
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New Delhi: 28 agst 2013: (PIB//Punjab Screen)In the National Survey conducted by the Food Safety and Standards of Authority of India (FSSAI) to ascertain the quality of milk throughout the country, 68.4% samples were found to be non-conforming to Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011. State-wise details of non-conforming samples in the descending order of percentage with respect to the total samples collected in different States / UTs are annexed.

No such data is maintained centrally by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the nodal agency for the purpose to regulate manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import of articles of food, and to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.

The implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 rests with State/UT Governments. Random samples of food items including milk are drawn by the State Food Safety Officers and sent to the designated food testing laboratories for analysis.  Penal action is taken against the offenders, in case samples are found to be not conforming to the provisions of the FSS Act and Regulations made thereunder.  There is an outlay of              Rs. 1500 crore in the 12th Five Year Plan to strengthen the food regulatory system at  the State level.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha yesterday. (PIB)                   BN/BK/HB


Annexure
 State-wise details of non-conforming samples in the descending order of percentage with respect to the total samples collected in different States / UTs

State(s)
% of non-conforming samples
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman and DiuJharkhandOrissa, West Bengal and  Mizoram
100%
Manipur and Meghalaya
96%
Tripura
92%
Gujarat and Sikkim
89%
Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh
88%
Nagaland
86%
Jammu & Kashmir
83%
Punjab
81%
Rajasthan
76%
Delhi Haryana
70%
Arunachal Pradesh
68%
Maharashtra
65%
Himachal Pradesh
59%
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
58%
Assam
55%
Chandigarh and Madhya Pradesh
48%
Kerala
28%
Karnataka
22%
Tamil Nadu
12%
Andhra Pradesh
6.7%
Goa and  Puducherry
Nil

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