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के (cid:574)ीय सूचना आयोग

Central Information Commission

बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:330), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka

नई िद(cid:671)ी, New Delhi – 110067

File No: CIC/FSSAI/A/2025/106738

Surjit Singh Bhatoa .….अपीलकता(cid:330)/Appellant

VERSUS

बनाम

CPIO

Food Safety and Standards

Authority of India, FDA

Bhawan, Kotla Marg, near Bal

Bhavan, Mandi House, New

Delhi, Delhi-110002. ….(cid:366)ितवादीगण /Respondent

Date of Hearing : 28.04.2026

Date of Decision : 29.04.2026

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Jaya Varma Sinha

Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 09.10.2024

CPIO replied on : 19.11.2024

First appeal filed on : 26.11.2024

First Appellate Authority’s order : Not on record

2nd Appeal dated : 24.02.2025

Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 09.10.2024(offline) seeking

the following information:

“We are the non-political & non-religious independent group of people working

under the banner INDIA AGAINST ADULTERATION" based at Panchkula,

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Haryana. We are working for the welfare of the general public and also making

them aware of their rights regarding consuming pure food items. But

Adulteration of majority of edibles is taking a serious turn in India and the evil

is spreading its wing further with the passing of each day. The manufacturers/

Suppliers/ retailers etc are playing with the life of general people and there

seems to be no end of adulterating the food items.

Now, Even the common medicines are also being found fake as detected by

CDSCO during a recent raids. On one side the Indian Public is getting almost each

food item adulterated and on the other side these medicines have been found

to be fake. What the public should do. The hospitals are overcrowded with the

flood of patients as a result of eating adulterated food items. People of every

age are suffering from very serious diseases including cancer and there seems

to be no end. Thus want to know as follow;

1. Whether FSSAI has in place the officer wise, designation wise any norms of

periodical inspection/raid with the periodicity/frequency for checking the

quality of edible items. If yes, please provide the copy of such instructions

thereof.

2. How many surprise raids / inspections have been carried out during the last 2

years by FSSAI officers in the country as a whole for the period commencing from

1st Sept, 2022 to 30th Sept 2024. Supply the details their off.

3. Against how many people FIR have been lodged during the above said period.

Supply details thereof.

4. Have FSSAI been able to get any defaulter imprisoned for adulteration as a

penalty due the raid/inspections conducted by your organisation during the last

5 years. Supply the details thereof.

5. How many court cases are pending from the date of conducting

raid/inspection in various court of law in the country as on 30.09.2024. provide

the details thereof.

6. How many Licenses of manufacturers/ producers of edible items have been

suspended for during the last 5 year. Details thereof.

7. How many defaulting manufacturers/ producers/Suppliers are still under

suspension as on 30.09.2024. Supply the details thereof. Necessary IPO toward

fee of Rs 10/ is enclosed herewith.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 19.11.2024 stating as

under:

“Point no.1:Please refer to the FSSAI order dated 02.05 2022 on Risk Based

Inspection System.

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Same can be accessed at https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/advisories/20

22/05/626fad52101b0Order RBIS 02 05 20 22.pdf

Point no.2: Total inspections conducted by FSSAI officers from 1st Sept, 2022 to

30th Sept 2024,

Central License: 7969

Central Registration: 07.

Point no.3: Please refer to the FSSAI's annual report under the Chapter-4, Food

Safety Compliance, table-14: Details of samples analysed, found non-

conforming and penal action taken. The Annual Report is available at the

www.fssai.gov.in

Point no.4: Please refer to the FSSAI's annual report under the Chapter-4, Food

Safety Compliance