The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of 1954 aims to prevent adulteration of food in India. The act defines adulterated food as food that is not as described, obtained from diseased animals, contains poisonous ingredients, or has containers with poisonous substances. Food can also be considered adulterated if it contains prohibited colors or preservatives above limits. Certain common substances like salt are not restricted if within specifications. Violations of the act through adulterated or misbranded food carry minimum penalties of 6 months imprisonment and 1000 rupees fine, with maximum penalties of 3 years and 1000 rupees.
The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of 1954 aims to prevent adulteration of food in India. The act defines adulterated food as food that is not as described, obtained from diseased animals, contains poisonous ingredients, or has containers with poisonous substances. Food can also be considered adulterated if it contains prohibited colors or preservatives above limits. Certain common substances like salt are not restricted if within specifications. Violations of the act through adulterated or misbranded food carry minimum penalties of 6 months imprisonment and 1000 rupees fine, with maximum penalties of 3 years and 1000 rupees.
The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of 1954 aims to prevent adulteration of food in India. The act defines adulterated food as food that is not as described, obtained from diseased animals, contains poisonous ingredients, or has containers with poisonous substances. Food can also be considered adulterated if it contains prohibited colors or preservatives above limits. Certain common substances like salt are not restricted if within specifications. Violations of the act through adulterated or misbranded food carry minimum penalties of 6 months imprisonment and 1000 rupees fine, with maximum penalties of 3 years and 1000 rupees.
The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of 1954 aims to prevent adulteration of food in India. The act defines adulterated food as food that is not as described, obtained from diseased animals, contains poisonous ingredients, or has containers with poisonous substances. Food can also be considered adulterated if it contains prohibited colors or preservatives above limits. Certain common substances like salt are not restricted if within specifications. Violations of the act through adulterated or misbranded food carry minimum penalties of 6 months imprisonment and 1000 rupees fine, with maximum penalties of 3 years and 1000 rupees.
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By – Akash Sarvaiya
FOOD ADULTERATION UNDER
THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT 1954 The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 aims at making provisions for the prevention of adulteration of food. The Act extends to the whole of India and came into force on 1st June 1955. WHAT IS ADULTERATED FOOD? An article of food shall be deemed to be adulterated- if the article sold by a vendor is not of the nature, substance or qualitydemanded by the purchaser or which it purports to be; if the article is obtained from a diseased animal; if the article contains any poisonousor other ingredient which is injurious to health; if the container of the article is composed of any poisonous or deleterious substance which renders its contents injurious to health; if the article contains any prohibitedcolouring matter or preservative, or any permitted colouring matter or preservative in excess of the prescribed limits; When Are Food Misbranded An article of food shall be deemed to be misbranded-
if it is an imitation of, or is a substitute for, or resembles in a manner
likely to deceive, another article of food, and is not conspicuously labelled so as to indicate its true character, if it is falsely stated to be the product of any place or country, if it is sold by a name which belongs to another article of food, if it is so coloured, flavoured, coated, powdered or polished as to conceal any damage to the article or to appear of greater value than it really is, if false claims are made for it upon the label or otherwise, "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. OFFENCES AND PENALITIES Import, manufacture, storage, sale or distribution of any food article which is adulterated by allowing its quality or purity to fall below the prescribed standard, or is misbranded, or in contravention of any provision of the Act or Rules. Penalty is minimum imprisonment of six months that may extend upto 3 years and minimum fine of Rs 1000. Import, manufacture, storage, sale or distribution of any adulterant not injurious to health. Penalty is minimum imprisonment of six months that may extend upto 3 years and minimum fine of Rs 1000 Preventing a Food Inspector from taking a sample or exercising his powers.Penalty is minimum imprisonment of six months that may extend upto 3 years and minimum fine of Rs 1000 Giving a false warranty in writing in respect of any food article. Penalty is minimum imprisonment of six months that may extend upto 3 years and minimum fine of Rs 1000
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