The primary responsibility of the enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards Act lies with the State / UT Governments. As per the information received from the State/UT Governments, 46283 food samples including milk/milk products, edible vegetable Oil, spice etc. were analysed. Out of these, 9265 food samples were found to be adulterated and misbranded during the year 2013-14. The State wise details showing the number of cases registered / challenged and cases in which prosecution has been launched and the number of convictions for the last three years is given below:
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT REGARDING NUMBER PROSECUTION LAUNCHED AND CONVICTIONS/PENALTIES DURING LAST THREE YEARS
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S. No.
|
Name of the State/U.T
|
2011-12
|
2012-2013
|
2013-2014
|
|
No. of Prosecution
Launched (Criminal/
Civil)
|
No. of Convictions/ Penalties
|
No. of Prosecution
Launched (Criminal/
Civil)
|
No. of Convictions/ Penalties
|
No. of Prosecution
Launched (Criminal/
Civil)
|
No. of Convictions/ Penalties
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
342
|
56
|
286
|
49/Rs.5,50,000
|
0
|
18/ Rs. 14500
|
2
|
A & N Islands
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
617
|
39,94,385
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
6
|
4
|
11
|
2/ Rs 3100
|
9
|
9/Rs. 6,33,000
|
4
|
Assam
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
31
|
16/ Rs.2,45,000
|
26
|
0
|
5
|
Bihar
|
251
|
0
|
249
|
3
|
90
|
14/Rs. 2,26,000
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
64 (PFA)
|
124 (PFA)
|
7
|
0
|
11
|
3
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
39
|
15
|
111
|
41
|
56
|
7/ Rs. 3,49,000
|
8
|
Dadra & N.H.
|
0
|
0
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
9
|
Daman & Diu
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
10
|
Delhi
|
70
|
0
|
PFA- 6
FSSA- 44
|
62
|
61
|
15,73,000
|
11
|
Goa
|
13
|
0
|
14
|
1/Rs. 20,000
|
15
|
2/Rs. 27000
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
92 (PFA)
0 (FSSA)
|
13 (PFA)
0 (FSSA)
|
46
|
7/Rs. 97500
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
13
|
Haryana
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
131
|
60
|
260
|
166/ Rs.26,61,800
|
14
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
437
|
25
|
53
|
13
|
23
|
7/ Rs 7 lakh
|
15
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
126
|
12
|
488
|
288/ Rs. 1.82,47,685
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
53
|
0
|
91
|
0
|
99
|
8/Rs 22,07,000
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
35
|
3
|
29
|
85
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
18
|
Kerala
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
0
|
Rs. 1,63,280
|
5
|
43/ Rs. 4,89,500
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1948
|
415
|
1183
|
844
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
677
|
74
|
114
|
888/Rs. 82,99,485
|
2557
|
66/Rs. 4176500
|
22
|
Manipur
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
0
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
0
|
N.A.
|
N.A.
|
6
|
N.A.
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
There is no Food Laboratory
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
0
|
0
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
26
|
Orissa
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
0
|
0
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
28
|
Punjab
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
304
|
92
|
203
|
80
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
0
|
295
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
FSO is not appointed to collect the samples.
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
0
|
48
|
2
|
48
|
16/ Rs. 659800
|
32
|
Tripura
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
N.A
|
N.A.
|
33
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
453
|
2551
|
1010/Rs 3,70,96,600
|
2930
|
1919/ Rs.4,47,84, 400
|
34
|
Uttarakhand
|
53
|
14
|
134
|
55/Rs. 22,44,001
|
122
|
Rs. 5,06,489
|
35
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
N.A.
|
N.A.
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
36
|
Telangana
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
N.A
|
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Source: State/UT Governments N. A= Not Available
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Some cases of food- borne disease out- breaks have been detected. The Government of India has initiated Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) with the aim to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. Further, the regular surveillance, monitoring & sampling of food products is undertaken by State /UT Governments under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to curb the problem of food adultretation. Instructions in this regard are issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India from time to time. Random Samples of food items are drawn by the State Food Safety Officers and sent to the laboratories recognised by FSSAI for analysis. In cases where samples are found to be not conforming to the provisions of the Act and the Rules & Regulations made thereunder, penal action is initiated against of offender.
The Health Minister was replying to a question in the Lok Sabha here today.
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