SECTIONS
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Food
Safety and Standards Act, 2006
As amended upto date
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I
: PRELIMINARY |
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Short
title, extent and commencement |
| 2. |
Declaration
as to expediency of control by the Union |
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Definitions |
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CHAPTER II : FOOD SAFETY
AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA |
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Establishment
of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
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Composition
of Food Authority and qualifications for appointment of
its Chairperson and other Members |
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Selection
Committee for selection of Chairperson and Members of
Food Authority |
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Term
of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of
service of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority |
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Removal
of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority |
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Officers
and other employees of Food Authority |
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Functions
of the Chief Executive Officer |
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Central
Advisory Committee |
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Functions
of Central Advisory Committee |
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Scientific
Panels |
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Scientific
Committee |
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Procedure
for Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel |
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Duties
and functions of Food Authority |
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Proceedings
of Food Authority |
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CHAPTER III : GENERAL
PRINCIPLES OF FOOD SAFETY |
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General
principles to be followed in administration of Act |
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CHAPTER IV : GENERAL PROVISIONS
AS TO ARTICLES OF FOOD CHAPTER IV GENERAL PROVISIONS AS
TO ARTICLES OF FOOD |
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Use
of food additive or processing aid |
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Contaminants,
naturally occurring toxic substances, heavy metals, etc |
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Pesticides,
veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues and micro-biological
counts |
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Genetically
modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary
foods, etc |
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Packaging
and labelling of foods |
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Restrictions
of advertisement and prohibition as to unfair trade practices |
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CHAPTER V : PROVISIONS
RELATING TO IMPORT |
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All
imports of articles of food to be subject to this Act |
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CHAPTER VI : SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
AS TO FOOD SAFETY |
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Responsibilities
of the food business operator |
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Liability
of manufacturers, packers, wholesalers, distributors and
sellers |
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Food
recall procedures |
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CHAPTER VII : ENFORCEMENT
OF THE ACT |
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Authorities
responsible for enforcement of Act |
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Commissioner
of Food Safety of the State |
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Licensing
and registration of food business |
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Improvement
notices |
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Prohibition
orders |
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Emergency
prohibition notices and orders |
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Notification
of food poisoning |
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Designated
Officer |
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Food
Safety Officer |
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Powers
of Food Safety Officer |
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Liability
of Food Safety Officer in certain cases |
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Purchaser
may have food analysed |
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Power
of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure
thereof |
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Procedure
for launching prosecution |
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Recognition
and accreditation of laboratories, research institutions
and referral food laboratory |
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Recognition
of organisation or agency for food safety audit |
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Food
Analysts |
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Functions
of Food Analyst |
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Sampling
and analysis |
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CHAPTER IX : OFFENCES
AND PENALTIES |
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General
provisions relating to offences |
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General
provisions relating to penalty |
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Penalty
for selling food not of the nature or substance or quality
demanded |
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Penalty
for sub-standard food |
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Penalty
for misbranded food |
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Penalty
for misleading advertisement |
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Penalty
for food containing extraneous matter |
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Penalty
for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety
Officer |
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Penalty
for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing
of food |
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Penalty
for possessing adulterant |
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Penalty
for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided |
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Punishment
for unsafe food |
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Punishment
for interfering with seized items |
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Punishment
for false information |
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Punishment
for obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer |
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Punishment
for carrying out a business without licence |
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Punishment
for subsequent offences |
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Compensation
in case of injury or death of consumer |
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Offences
by companies |
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Penalty
for contravention of provisions of this Act in case of
import of articles of food to be in addition to penalties
provided under any other Act |
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CHAPTER X : ADJUDICATION
AND FOOD SAFETY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL |
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Adjudication |
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Power
to compound offences |
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Establishment
of Food Safety Appellate Tribunal |
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Procedure
and powers of Tribunal |
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Civil
court not to have jurisdiction |
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Power
of court to try cases summarily |
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Special
courts and Public Prosecutor |
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Power
to transfer cases to regular courts |
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Appeal |
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Time
limit for prosecutions |
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Power
of court to implead manufacturer, etc |
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Magistrate's
power to impose enhanced punishment |
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Defences
which may or may not be allowed in prosecution under this
Act |
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CHAPTER XI : FINANCE,
ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS |
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Budget
of Food Authority |
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Finances
of the Food Authority |
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Accounts
and audit of Food Authority |
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Annual
report of Food Authority |
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CHAPTER XII : MISCELLANEOUS |
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Power
of Central Government to issue directions to Food Authority
and obtain reports and returns |
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Power
of Central Government to give directions to State Governments |
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Members,
officers of Food Authority and Commissioner of Food Safety
to be public servants |
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Protection
of action taken in good faith |
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Overriding
effect of this Act over all other food related laws |
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Transfer
of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing
various food related Acts or Orders to Food Authority |
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Power
of Central Government to make rules |
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Power
of Food Authority to make regulations |
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Laying
of rules and regulations before Parliament |
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Power
of State Government to make rules |
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Reward
by State Government |
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Recovery
of penalty |
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Repeal
and savings |
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Transitory
provisions for food standards |
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Milk
and Milk Products Order, 1992 shall be deemed to be regulations
made under this Act |
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Amendments
to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant
Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution)
Act, 1992 |
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Power
to remove difficulties |
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