Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 23 : Packaging and labelling of foods : (1) No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell or expose for sale or despatch or deliver to any agent or broker for the purpose of sale, any packaged food products which…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 22 : Genetically modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary foods, etc : Save as otherwise provided under this Act and regulations made thereunder, no person shall manufacture, distribute, sell or import any novel food, genetically modified articles…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 21 : Pesticides, veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues and microbiological counts : (1) No article of food shall contain insecticides or pesticides residues, veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues, solvent residues, pharmacological active substances and micro-biological counts in excess…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 20 : Contaminants, naturally occurring toxic substances, heavy metals, etc : No article of food shall contain any contaminant, naturally occurring toxic substances or toxins or hormone or heavy metals in excess of such quantities as may be…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Chapter IV : General Provisions As To Articles Of Food : Section 19 : Use of food additive or processing aid : No article of food shall contain any food additive or processing aid unless it is in accordance…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Chapter III General Principles Of Food Safety : Section 18 : General principles to be followed in administration of Act : The Central Government, the State Governments, the Food Authority and other agencies, as the case may be, while…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 17 : Proceedings of Food Authority : (1) The Food Authority shall meet at the head office or any of its offices at such time as the Chairperson may direct, and shall observe such rules of procedure in…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 16 : Duties and functions of Food Authority : (1) It shall be the duty of the Food Authority to regulate and monitor the manufacture, processing, distribution, sale and import of food so as to ensure safe and…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 15 : Procedure for Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel : (1) The members of the Scientific Committee, who are not members of the Scientific Panel and the members of the Scientific Panel shall be appointed by the Food…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 14 : Scientific Committee : (1) The Food Authority shall constitute Scientific Committee which shall consist of the Chairpersons of the Scientific Panels and six independent scientific experts not belonging or affiliated to any of the Scientific Panels.…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 13 : Scientific Panels : (1) The Food Authority shall establish scientific panels, which shall consist of independent scientific experts. (2) The Scientific Panel shall invite the relevant industry and consumer representatives in its deliberations. (3) Without prejudice…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 12 : Functions of Central Advisory Committee : (1) The Central Advisory Committee shall ensure close cooperation between the Food Authority and the enforcement agencies and organisations operating in the field of food. (2) The Central Advisory Committee…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 11 : Central Advisory Committee : (1) The Food Authority shall, by notification, establish a Committee to be known as the Central Advisory Committee. (2) The Central Advisory Committee shall consist of two members each to represent the…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 10 : Functions of the Chief Executive Officer : (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall be the legal representative of the Food Authority and shall be responsible for-- (a) the day-to-day administration of the Food Authority; (b) drawing…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 9 : Officers and other employees of Food Authority : (1) There shall be a Chief Executive Officer of the Food Authority, not below the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, who shall be the…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 8 : Removal of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 7, the Central Government may, by order, remove from office the Chairperson or any other Member, if the…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 7 : Term of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority : (1) The Chairperson and the members other than ex officio Members shall hold office for a term of…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 6 : Selection Committee for selection of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority : (1) The Central Government shall, for the purpose of selection of the Chairperson and the Members other than ex officio Members of the Food…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Section 5 : Composition of Food Authority and qualifications for appointment of its Chairperson and other Members : (1) The Food Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and the following twenty-two members out of which one-third shall be women,…
Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 Chapter II : Food Safety and Standards Authority Of India : Section 4 : Establishment of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India : (1) The Central Government shall, by notification, establish a body to be known as the…