the soft drink episode has apparently made the authorities wise up to the need for hard resolve. On August 26, 2003, the Union ministry of health and family welfare (mohfw) issued a draft notification amending the Prevention of Food Adulteration (pfa) Rules, 1955, to give them more teeth. The proposed changes seek to stringently limit the presence of pesticides and poisonous metals in all types of ready-to-serve beverages.
The draft is now open for public comments. The new standards will come into force after the ministry scrutinises the general reaction, incorporates important suggestions and notifies the norms under pfa. According to an mohfw official, a simultaneous effort is underway to harmonise pfa rules with the Codex Alimentarius Commission guidelines. The commission is the joint body of the World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization on food standards.
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