(a) whether the complaints have been received by the Government from the non-licensed companies engaged in the production and sale of sub-standard quality of bottled drinking water/mineral water during the last two years; and
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken so far against such companies?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b) : While no complaints have been received from the non-licence companies engaged in the production and sale of substandard quality of bottled drinking water/mineral water, there have been complaints received against such companies during the last two years.
Instances of sale of packaged mineral water/bottled water not meeting the prescribed standards has come to the notice of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). As the responsibility of enforcement of provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made thereunder, primarily lies with States/UTs, Commissioner of Food Safety of States/UTs have been advised by FSSAI from time to time to undertake strict enforcement activities packaged drinking water without FSSAI/BIS mark in States/UTs. FSSAI has further informed that as per the information received from State/UT Governments (barring some), the details of samples of Packaged Drinking Water/ Mineral Water tested, found not conforming and action taken during the last two years is as under:
Year No. of Samples Analysed No. of Samples found non-conforming No. of cases launched No. of Convictions/Penalties
2016-17 697 224 131 33/40
2017-18 1123 496 246 97/135
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has informed that complaints have been received against non-licensed companies engaged in the production and sale of sub-standard quality of bottled drinking water/mineral water. The details of which is as under :
Sl. No. Product Name and IS No No. of Sub-standard water Complaints during Jan. 2017-Dec.2018 No. of complaint regarding misuse of ISI mark during Jan. 2017-Dec.2018
Recd. Status Recd. Status
1. IS 14543
Packaged Drinking Water (Other than Packaged Natural Mineral Water) 37 30 cases so far have been closed after carrying out investigation
107
73 cases so far have been closed after carrying out investigation.
2. IS 13428
Packaged Natural Mineral Water
Nil
NA
Nil
NA
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