Establish Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
3. Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006:
An Integrated Food Law
• To consolidate/integrate food laws
• Establish Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India for laying down science
based standards for articles of food and
regulate their manufacture, storage,
distribution, sale and import, to ensure
availability of safe and wholesome food for
human consumption.
4. Food Safety and Standard Act,
2006
Received the assent of the President on
23rdAugust, 2006
The Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 is Act
to consolidate the laws relating to food and to
establish the Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India for laying down science based
standards for articles of food and to regulate
their manufacture, storage distribution, sale and
import, to ensure availability of safe and
wholesome food for human consumption and for
matters connected therewith or incidental there
to.
5. FSS Act, 2006 -
Operationalisation
Food Safety and Standards Act ,2006 - passed by
Indian Parliament and notified on 24th August,
2006
Authority Established- in Sept, 2008.
FSS Regulations Notified -3th August, 2011.
New Act operationalised- 5th August,2011.
All Food Business Operators in India to get
Licensed/Registered with Food Safety
Authority.
6. Objectives – FSSA, 2006
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to
food
To establish the Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India
Laying down science based standards for
articles of food and to regulate their
manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and
import, to ensure availability of safe and
wholesome food for human consumption and
for matters connected therewith or incidental
7. Critical Shifts
PFA
MultipleAuthorities
Adulteration
Inspection/ Control
Insufficient
Enforcement
Personnel
Poor Lab Network
FSS ACT, 2006
Single Authority
Safety+Adulteration
Monitoring &
Surveillance
Full time district Officer,
Food Safety Officers
under FSC
Laboratories in private
and public sectors to be
involved