Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is an integrated food law that lays down standards and guidelines for consumer safety, protection of consumer health, and regulation of the food sector.
The general Objectives Of Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 seek to harmonize Indian standards with international standards like CODEX and facilitate international trade in food articles. The Act lays down general provisions for food additives and processing of articles as well.
It is comprehensive legislation for the sector and subsumes the then-existing acts and standards like the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) of 1954, the Fruit Products Order of 1955, Meat Food Products Order of 1973, Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order of 1947, Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation)Order of 1988, Solvent Extracted Oil, De- Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order of 1967, Milk and Milk Products Order of 1992 and also any order issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 relating to food.
General Objectives Of Food Safety And Standards Act 2006
- To ensure that food is safe and is handled safely, as well as to ensure the health-related quality of food and that its quality in other respects accords with the food regulations.
- To ensure that information given about food is truthful, sufficient, and not misleading.
- To protect the consumer from health hazards and financial losses caused by foods that violate the food regulations.
- To ensure the traceability of food.
- To secure a high-quality system of food control.
- To help improve the operating conditions for food business operators.
Specific Objectives Of Food Safety And Standards Act 2006
- The objective of the food law is to make available safe, pure, wholesome, and nutritious food to the public.
- The act is significant in ensuring quality food to the consumer.
- It protects consumer interest by prohibiting misleading advertisements and penalizing adulteration
- The Act seeks to enhance the quality of food-related information to consumers and also by setting standards which, when effectively enforced by Commissioners in the States would result in increased consumer welfare.
- The act addresses contemporary challenges facing the sector like provisions related to Genetically Modified (GM) crops, functional food, international trade in food items, etc. Besides, it is a single reference point for food-related matters.
- To act as a single window to provide guidance and issue clarifications/advisories for all matters related to food safety
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