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PROHIBITIONS
AND RESTRICTIONS
PROHIBITION ON THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, ETC. OF CERTAIN FOOD ARTICLES
No
person shall manufacture, store, sell or distribute
(i) any adulterated food,
(ii) any misbranded food,
(iii) food articles to be sold under licence without fulfilling
the conditions of the licence,
(iv) any food article the sale of which is prohibited by the Food
(Health) Authority in the interest of public health,
(v) any food article in contravention of any other provision of
the Act or the Rules, (see ‘Conditions for Sale’) or
(vi) any adulterant.
The
act of storing an adulterated article of food would be an offence
only if storing is for sale. The sale of a part of the stored article
constitutes an offence distinct and independent from the offence
of storing for sale.
PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN EXPRESSIONS WHILE LABELLING OF EDIBLE
OILS AND FATS
The
package, label or the advertisement of edible oils and fats shall
not use the expressions Super-Refined, Extra-Refined, Micro-Refined,
Double-Refined, Ultra-Refined, Anti-Cholesterol, Cholesterol Fighter,
Soothing to Heart, Cholesterol Friendly, Saturated Fat Free or such
other expressions which are exaggerations of the quality of the
product. (Rule 37 D).
PROHIBITION ON SALE OF CERTAIN ADMIXTURES
For
example, cream which has not been prepared exclusively from milk,
milk which contains any added water, ghee which contains any added
matter not exclusively derived from milk fat, a mixture of two or
more edible oils as an edible oil and turmeric containing any foreign
substances, etc. (Rule 44)
PROHIBITION ON USE OF ACETYLENE GAS (carbide gas) in artificially
ripening of fruits (Rule 44 AA).
PROHIBITION ON SALE OF FOOD ARTICLES COATED WITH MINERAL OIL,
except in accordance with the permitted standards. (Rule 44 AAA
and Appendix B).
RESTRICTION ON SALE OF GHEE having less than specified Reichert
value except under the "AGMARK" seal. (Rule 46).
PROHIBITION ON SALE OF ADMIXTURES OF GHEE OR BUTTER or on its
use as an ingredient in the preparation of an article of food. (Rule
46).
Any
food item resembling honey, but not pure honey, shall not be marked
"honey". (Rule 45).
RESTRICTION ON SALE OF KANGRA TEA except only after it is graded
and marked in accordance with the provisions of Agricultural Produce
(Grading and Marketing) Act, 1937 and the Rules made thereunder. (Rule
44E).
CONDITIONS FOR SALE OF FLAVOURED TEA only by those manufacturers.
Who are registered with Tea Board and the package bearing the label,
‘FLAVOURED TEA’ (Common name of permitted flavour, percentage
and Registration No.). (Rule 44G).
RESTRICTION ON SALE OF COMMON SALT No person shall, sell or
offer or expose for sale or have in his premises for the purpose
of sale, common salt for direct human consumption unless the same
is iodised. (Rule 44H).
RESTRICTION ON USE AND SALE OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS except
that saccharin sodium can be added to carbonated water, supari,
pan masala and pan flavouring material within the specified maximum
limit and aspertaine may be sold for diabetic use under medical
advice. (Rule 47).
PROHIBITION ON SALE OF PERMITTED FOOD COLOURS, i.e. Synthetic
colours, or their mixtures or any preparation of such colours, except
under a licence. (Rule 48A).
PROHIBITION ON SALE OF PERMITTED FOOD ADDITIVES, except only
under the ISI certification marks. (Rule 48C).
PROHIBITION ON USE OF COUMARIN AND DIHYDRO COCUMARIN, TANKABEAN
(DIPTERYL ADORAT) AND B-ASARANE AND CINAMYL AUTHRACILATE, as
flavouring agents. Any extraneous addition of flavouring agent should
be mentioned on the label attached to any package of food so flavoured,
in capital letters in the following manner:
"CONTAINS
ADDED FLAVOUR"
RESTRICTION ON USE OF PRESERVATIVES,
Addition of Class I preservatives i.e. Common Salt, Sugar, Dextrose,
Glucose (syrup), Spices, Vinegar or acetic acid, honey and edible
vegetable oil, in any food is not restricted, provided that the
food article to which the preservative has been added conforms to
the specifications laid down in Appendix B.
Class
II preservatives such as Benzoic acid and its salts, sodium diacetate
and sodium, potassium and calcium salts of lactic acid, etc. can
be used only restrictively. Use of more than one Class II preservative
is prohibited.
CONDITIONS FOR SALE OF A FOOD ARTICLE, Every
utensil or container, used for manufacturing, preparing or containing
any food or ingredients therefor, and second hand tin containers
for packaging of edible oils and fats, meant for sale, shall be
maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, away from impure air
or dust, properly covered at all times, and such utensils or containers
shall not be used for any other purpose. Use of rusty containers,
improperly tinned copper or brass containers, containers of aluminium
or plastic not conforming to ISI specifications, etc., in preparation
of food, is also prohibited. Besides, certain special conditions
for sale of certain articles such as asafoetida, salseed fat, lactic
acid, edible oils, katha, margarine, milk powder, etc. have also
been laid down.
With
effect from 22.2.95, on person shall sell powdered spices except
in packed form. No person shall sell or serve food in any commercial
establishment in plastic articles used in catering and cutlery,
unless the plastic material used in catering and cutlery articles,
conform to the food grade plastic.
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