(a) whether Galvanised Plain (GP) sheets are being used for packaging edible oil;
(b) if so, whether the use of such GP sheets is considered harmful;
(c) if so. the details thereof;
(d) whether views have been sought from various stakeholders and experts in this regard;
(e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government on the suggestions
received; and
(f) the remedial steps taken in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K. V. THOMAS)
(a) to (f): No such information is available. However, Rule 49 of Prevention of Food
Adulteration (PFA) Rules, 1955 prescribe conditions for sale, wherein it is prescribed
that no person shall use for manufacturing, preparing or storing any food or ingredienl
of food for intended for sale in any utensil or container which is imperfectly enameled
or imperfectly tinned or which is made of such materials or is in such a state as to be
likely to injure such food or render it noxious.