Notice to consumers who used to and food adulterating/ contaminating practicener

The presence of any foreign substance, which does not occur naturally in food products, can be injurious to health, chemical additives like oxytocin, formalin, urea and detergents can especially cause considerable damage to human body over a period of time and lead to cancer, skin diseases and other debilitating disorders. 

For instance, for vegetables coated with wax or paraffin, the FDA advises dipping them in lukewarm water for 10 minutes. Wax, if present, will rise to the surface. Similarly, scratching the surface of vegetables can detect the presence of artificial colour, while an insect, failing to sit on the surface of vegetables for prolonged periods indicates the exposure of vegetables to pesticides. In the case of fruits, milk, milk products and other daily consumables, the FDA has issued similar advisories, and has also requested people to report any adulteration of food or medicines to officials from the department.

The Moral of and food adulterating/contaminating practicener

They won’t able to think about their own family & children are facing the same cause from which they selling to others. You won’t bring back your family and others health. Won’t play with the others health, all is not money.

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954

INTRODUCTION

       Food is one of the basic necessities for sustenance of life. Pure, fresh and healthy diet is most essential for the health of the people. It is no wonder to say that community health is national wealth.

       Adulteration of food-stuffs was so rampant, widespread and persistent that nothing short of a somewhat drastic remedy in the form of a comprehensive legislation became the need of the hour. To check this kind of anti-social evil a concerted and determined onslaught was launched by the Government by introduction of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Bill in the Parliament to herald an era of much needed hope and relief for the consumers at large.

Govt. Institutions for sample testing

Food Research & Standardisation Laboratory,  Ghaziabad

Food Research and Standardisation Laboratory, Ghaziabad was established in 1971 under Directorate General of Health Services / Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to check the adulteration and to undertake analysis of food samples from market for the purpose of determining their quality and purity.

Central Food Laboratory,  Kolkata

Central Food Laboratory, Kolkata was established in 1955 under Directorate General of Health Services, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi, vide letter no. PFA/Sec 4/F.11-4/55-D) (I) dated. 1st June, 1995 spare of ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi to undertake analysis of food samples from trying courts from all over the country and from market to determine the quality and purity of the food to lay down standards for food Articles.The office building is situated at 3, KYD Street, Kolkata-700016.

The punishments under the law

The provisions of sub-section (1A) if any person—whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, imports into India or manufactures for sales or stores, sells or distributes any article of food—

 Which is adulterated within the meaning of sub-clause (the quality or purity of the article falls below the prescribed standard) or misbranded within the meaning that section or the sale of which is prohibited under any provision of this Act or any rule made there under or by an order of the Food (Health) Authority?

  He should be punished by a sentence of imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months and with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

  The higher punishment under this law shall be the imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to term of life and with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees.

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     The Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), passed by Parliament in 2006, replaced the erstwhile Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFAA) with effect from August 5, 2011. This means that all traders should obtain the new licence by August 4, 2012 failing which they will attract a six-month imprisonment along with a hefty penalty.