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 |
1. |
Short
title, extent and commencement |
2. |
Declaration
as to expediency of control by the Union |
3. |
Definitions |
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CHAPTER II : FOOD SAFETY
AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA |
4. |
Establishment
of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
5. |
Composition
of Food Authority and qualifications for appointment of
its Chairperson and other Members |
6. |
Selection
Committee for selection of Chairperson and Members of
Food Authority |
7. |
Term
of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of
service of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority |
8. |
Removal
of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority |
9. |
Officers
and other employees of Food Authority |
10. |
Functions
of the Chief Executive Officer |
11. |
Central
Advisory Committee |
12. |
Functions
of Central Advisory Committee |
13. |
Scientific
Panels |
14. |
Scientific
Committee |
15. |
Procedure
for Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel |
16. |
Duties
and functions of Food Authority |
17. |
Proceedings
of Food Authority |
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CHAPTER III : GENERAL
PRINCIPLES OF FOOD SAFETY |
18. |
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 |
19. |
Use
of food additive or processing aid |
20. |
Contaminants,
naturally occurring toxic substances, heavy metals, etc |
21. |
Pesticides,
veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues and micro-biological
counts |
22. |
Genetically
modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary
foods, etc |
23. |
Packaging
and labelling of foods |
24. |
Restrictions
of advertisement and prohibition as to unfair trade practices |
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CHAPTER V : PROVISIONS
RELATING TO IMPORT |
25. |
All
imports of articles of food to be subject to this Act |
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CHAPTER VI : SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
AS TO FOOD SAFETY |
26. |
Responsibilities
of the food business operator |
27. |
Liability
of manufacturers, packers, wholesalers, distributors and
sellers |
28. |
Food
recall procedures |
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CHAPTER VII : ENFORCEMENT
OF THE ACT |
29. |
Authorities
responsible for enforcement of Act |
30. |
Commissioner
of Food Safety of the State |
31. |
Licensing
and registration of food business |
32. |
Improvement
notices |
33. |
Prohibition
orders |
34. |
Emergency
prohibition notices and orders |
35. |
Notification
of food poisoning |
36. |
Designated
Officer |
37. |
Food
Safety Officer |
38. |
Powers
of Food Safety Officer |
39. |
Liability
of Food Safety Officer in certain cases |
40. |
Purchaser
may have food analysed |
41. |
Power
of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure
thereof |
42. |
Procedure
for launching prosecution |
43. |
Recognition
and accreditation of laboratories, research institutions
and referral food laboratory |
44. |
Recognition
of organisation or agency for food safety audit |
45. |
Food
Analysts |
46. |
Functions
of Food Analyst |
47. |
Sampling
and analysis |
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CHAPTER IX : OFFENCES
AND PENALTIES |
48. |
General
provisions relating to offences |
49. |
General
provisions relating to penalty |
50. |
Penalty
for selling food not of the nature or substance or quality
demanded |
51. |
Penalty
for sub-standard food |
52. |
Penalty
for misbranded food |
53. |
Penalty
for misleading advertisement |
54. |
Penalty
for food containing extraneous matter |
55. |
Penalty
for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety
Officer |
56. |
Penalty
for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing
of food |
57. |
Penalty
for possessing adulterant |
58. |
Penalty
for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided |
59. |
Punishment
for unsafe food |
60. |
Punishment
for interfering with seized items |
61. |
Punishment
for false information |
62. |
Punishment
for obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer |
63. |
Punishment
for carrying out a business without licence |
64. |
Punishment
for subsequent offences |
65. |
Compensation
in case of injury or death of consumer |
66. |
Offences
by companies |
67. |
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 |
68. |
Adjudication |
69. |
Power
to compound offences |
70. |
Establishment
of Food Safety Appellate Tribunal |
71. |
Procedure
and powers of Tribunal |
72. |
Civil
court not to have jurisdiction |
73. |
Power
of court to try cases summarily |
74. |
Special
courts and Public Prosecutor |
75. |
Power
to transfer cases to regular courts |
76. |
Appeal |
77. |
Time
limit for prosecutions |
78. |
Power
of court to implead manufacturer, etc |
79. |
Magistrate's
power to impose enhanced punishment |
80. |
Defences
which may or may not be allowed in prosecution under this
Act |
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CHAPTER XI : FINANCE,
ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS |
81. |
Budget
of Food Authority |
82. |
Finances
of the Food Authority |
83. |
Accounts
and audit of Food Authority |
84. |
Annual
report of Food Authority |
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CHAPTER XII : MISCELLANEOUS |
85. |
Power
of Central Government to issue directions to Food Authority
and obtain reports and returns |
86. |
Power
of Central Government to give directions to State Governments |
87. |
Members,
officers of Food Authority and Commissioner of Food Safety
to be public servants |
88. |
Protection
of action taken in good faith |
89. |
Overriding
effect of this Act over all other food related laws |
90. |
Transfer
of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing
various food related Acts or Orders to Food Authority |
91. |
Power
of Central Government to make rules |
92. |
Power
of Food Authority to make regulations |
93. |
Laying
of rules and regulations before Parliament |
94. |
Power
of State Government to make rules |
95. |
Reward
by State Government |
96. |
Recovery
of penalty |
97. |
Repeal
and savings |
98. |
Transitory
provisions for food standards |
99. |
Milk
and Milk Products Order, 1992 shall be deemed to be regulations
made under this Act |
100. |
Amendments
to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant
Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution)
Act, 1992 |
101. |
Power
to remove difficulties |
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