DirectorateofPreventionofFoodAdulteration(PFA)-Delhi.doc

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 (12th September , 1955) PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title, extent and commencement—(1) These Rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. They extend to the whole of India. (3) The rules other than those contained in Part III. Appendix ‘B’, Item A. 12- Margarine, Part VI and Part VII shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, the rules contained in Part III, Appendix ‘B’ Item A.12- Margarine shall come into force on the first day of June, 1956 and the rules contained in Part VI and Part VII shall come into force on the first day of December,1956 Definition -- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires— “Act” means the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954(37 of 1954); “Director” means the Director of the Laboratory; (c) “Laboratory” means a Central Food Laboratory; “Form” means a Form set forth in Appendix A to these rules; (da) “infant” means a child not more than twelve months of age; (db) “infant food” means any food (by whatever name called) being marketed or otherwise represented as a complement of mother’s milk to meet the growing nutritional needs of infant after the age of four months; (dc) “infant milk substitute” means any food being marketed or otherwise represented as partial or total replacement for mother’s milk, whether or not it is suitable for such replacement’; (e) “Local Authority” means— in the case of sea ports, the Health Officer as defined in the Indian Port Health Rules, 1955, in respect of that portion of local area falling within the jurisdiction of the ports; in the case of airports, the Health Officer as defined in the Indian Aircraft (Public Health) Rules, 1954, in respect of that portion of the local area falling within the jurisdiction of the airport; in the case of all railway stations or groups of railway stations (including any railway colony, office, yard, goods-shed, transhipment