There are rules and regulations for the Soft Drink Manufacturers/Industry for using the contents used in making the soft drinks.
The standards of carbonated water are notified in sub-regulation2.10.6 (1) of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards & Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.
As per the clause 2.2.2 (2) of Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and labelling) Regulation, 2011, declaration oflist of ingredients on label of pre-packaged food is mandatory.
The Government is aware that most of these manufacturers are not conformingto the rules and regulations in the matter of composition/contents of soft drinks. Regarding this, Government has taken following actions:
(i) As per the information received from the State/UT Governments, out of 749 samples of non-alcoholic beverages / soft drinks analysed, 81 samples were found adulterated and misbrandedin the year 2013-14.
(ii) To curb food adulteration, regular surveillance, monitoring & sampling of food products are undertaken by State/UT Governments under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and Rules & Regulations made thereunder.
(iii) In case where samples are found not conforming to the provisions of the Act and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder, penal action is initiated against the offender (s).
The Health Minister stated this in a written reply in the RajyaSabha here today.
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