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IMPORT OF PULSES PUT UNDER HIGH RISK FOOD ITEMS

The Directorate-General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce has issued a Policy Circular No.37 (RE-2003)/2002-2007 dated 14 June 2004 notifying the following list of High Risk food items for which 100% sampling will be required under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. A sample would be drawn and tested as per instructions vide Customs Circular No. 58/2001-Cus, dated 25th October 2001:

1. Edible Oils and Fats in any form
2. Pulses and Pulses products
3. Cereals and Cereal Products
4. Milk powders.
5. Condensed Milks.
6. Infant Milk Food.
7. Milk Cereal Base Weaning Foods
8. Infant Formulae
9. Food Colours
10. Food Additives
11. Natural Mineral Water
12. Packaged drinking water
13. Tea & Coffee
14. Cocoa butter equivalent or Substitutes

After the recent Plant Quartine requirements for import of peas/pulses, the above regulation is considered to be another non-tariff barrier in exporting Peas and Pulses to India.