AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF
FOOD ADULTERTION RULES
–1955
PRESS
NOTE
The Government of India,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Health has
issued notification vide GSR No.771(E) dated 29.9.2003 in Part
II Section 3, Sub-section (1) of the Gazette of India Extraordinary,
proposing amendments of certain provisions of Prevention of Food
Adulteration Rules, 1955. The notification is available on Website
of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare www.mohfw.nic.in.
Through this
amendment, following have been proposed: -
- To prescribe the tolerance limits
of certain antibiotics namely, Tetracycline, Oxytetracycline,
Trimenthoprim and Oxalinic acid in sea foods including shrimps,
prawns or any other variety Fish and Fishery Products.
- The use of other antibiotics and
pharmacologically active substances including all nitrofurans
are proposed to be prohibited in any unit processing sea foods
including shrimps, prawns or any other variety of Fish and Fishery
Products.
