Food law and regulation,food safety and standard act,preservation of food adulteration,fruit product order,meat food product order,vegetable food product order,edible oil packaging,solvent extracted oil De-oiled meal and edible flour order,milk and milk product order,essential commodity act .

1. FOOD SAFETY AND
STANDARD ACT
ADITYA PRKASH | M.TECH (DAIRY TECHNOLOGY) | 22412MDT001

2. FOOD LAW AND
REGULATION
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3. FOOD LAWS AND REGULATION
 Food safety regulations are put in place to ensure that food is safe to
consume and free from harmful contamination .
 Regulation cover a wide range of issues, including food labelling,
packaging, storage , transportation and preparation.
 Food labelling regulation require that manufacturers list all ingredient on
package, as well as any potential allergens and nutrition information.

4.  Packaging regulation dictate that food must be packaged in a way that
prevents contamination and spoilage.
 Storage and transportation regulation ensure that food is kept at safe
temperature and protected form potential sources of contamination
during transit.
 Food preparation regulation cover issues such as cleanliness and
hygiene in restaurant and other food service establishments.

5.  There are also regulations around food additives, which are substance added to food
to improve its taste , texture or self life . These additives must be approved by
regulatory agencies before they can be used.
 In addition to government regulations, many counties have industry- led initiative to
improve food safety and quality , such as the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
 Overall, food laws and regulation play a critical role in ensuring that the food we eat is
safe, nutritious and of high quality.

6. The Indian Parliament has passed the Food Safety and Standards Act , 2006 that overrides
all other food related laws .
It will specifically repeal eight laws :
1. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
2. The Fruit Products Order , 1955
3. The Meat Food Product Order , 1973
4. The Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARD ACT

7. 5. The Edible Oil Packaging (Regulation)Order ,1998
6. The Solvent Extracted Oil, De oiled meal, and Edible
Flour (Control)Order,1967
7. The Milk and Milk Product Order ,1992
8. Essential Commodities Act , 1955 relating to food

8. PREVENTATION OF FOOD ADULTATION ACT
● PFA(Prevention of Food Adulteration Act) protect India against impure ,unsafe
and fraudulently labeled foods .
● The PFA standard and regulation apply equally to domestic and imported
products and cover various aspects of food processing and distribution. These
include food color, preservatives, pesticide residues, packaging and labelling
and regulation of sales.
● The PFA focuses primarily on the establishment of regulatory standards for
primary food products , which constitute the bulk of the Indian diet .

9. ● PFA rules sometimes appear to be drafted in a manner that
goes beyond the mere establishment of minimum product
quality specifications, by prescribing recipes for how food
products are to be manufactured .
● There is an appeals process for amending rules , although
this is time consuming . The Central Committee for Food
Standards , chaired by the Director General of Health
Services is the decision making entity.

10. ● At the time of importation(the
commercial activity of buying and
bringing in goods from a foreign
country) food products are required
to have a valid shelf life , or residual
shelf life , of not less than 60% of
their original shelf life
● Standards for weights and measure
are administered by the Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution under the Standards of
Weights and Measure Act , 1976 and
related rules and notifications.
● All weight or measure must be
recorded in metric units and certain
commodities can only be packed in
specified quantities
Weight and Measures Shelf Life

11. FRUIT PRODUCT ORDER(FPO),1955
Objective:
The main objective is lay down quality standards to manufacture
fruit and vegetable products maintaining sanitary and hygienic
conditions in the premises
It is mandatory of fruit and vegetable products including some
non fruit products like non fruit vinegar, syrup and sweetened
aerated water to obtain a license under this Order.

12. Following minimum requirement are laid down in the Fruit Product Order for
hygienic production and quality standard:
 Location and surrounding of the factory
 Sanitary and hygienic conditions of premises
 Personal hygiene
 Portability of water
 Machinery and Equipment with Installed capacity
 Quality control facility and Technical staff
 Product standard
 Limits for preservation and other additives

13. MEAT FOOD PRODUCT ORDER(MFPO)
Objective :
The main objective is to regulate production and sale of meat food
products through licensing of manufacturer, enforce sanitary and hygienic
condition prescribed for production of wholesome meat food products,
exercise strict quality control at all stages of production of meat food
products, fish products including chilled poultry etc.
Processing of meat products is licensed under Meat Food Product Order
,(MFPO)1973 which was being implemented by Ministry of Food
Processing industry .

14. VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTS ORDER
● The vegetable oil products industry is regulated by this order
through the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable oil and fats
, Department of Food , Public Distribution , Ministry of
Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution.
● The earlier two Order- Vegetable oil Products(Control)Order
,1947 and vegetable Oil products(Standard of Quality)
Order,1975 has been replaced by a single order called
“Vegetable Oil Products “ (Regulation) Order ,1998 for proper
regulation of manufacture, distribution and sale of Vegetable
Oil Products.

15. EDIBLE OIL PACKAGING
● In order to ensure availability of safe and quality edible oils in
packed form at pre-determined prices to the consumers, the
Central Government, promulgated on 17th September 1998, an
Edible Oil Packaging (Regulation) order,1998 under the
essential commodities act , 1955 to make packaging of edible
oils, sold in retail, compulsory unless specifically exempted by
the concerned State Government .

16. SALIENT FEATURE
● Edible oils including mustard oil will be allowed to be sold only in packed
form –from 15th December,1998
● Packers will have to register themselves with registering authority.
● Each container or pack will have to show all relevant particulars so that the
consumer is not mis leaded also the identity of packer become clear .
● Edible oils shall be packed in conformity with the Standards of weight and
measure (Packaged Commodities)Rules,1977,and the prevention of food
adulteration act, 1954 and rules made under it

17. SOLVENT EXTRACTED OIL,DE-OILED MEAL
AND EDIBLE FLOUR(CONTROL) ORDER
The Order is basically a quality control order to ensure that the solvent
extracted oils in particular are not reached to consumer for consumption
before the same are refined and conformed to the quality standard
specified in the Order for the purpose.
Standard for the solvent(hexane),which is to be used for extraction of oil
from the oil bearing materials, have also been specified so as to
eliminate possible contamination of oil from the solvent used.

18. Salient Feature :
• Governs the manufacture quality and movement of solvent
extracted oils, de-oiled meal and edible flours .
• Consumer protection through quality assurance of solvent
extracted oils , de- oiled meals.
• Eliminates the possibility of diversion of oils for uses not
intended .

19. MILK AND MILK PRODUCT ORDER
● The Govt. of India has promulgated the milk and milk product order (MMPO)1992
on 09/06/1992 under the provision of Essential Commodity Act, 1955 consequent
to de licensing of the Dairy sector in 1991.
● As per the provision of this order, any person/dairy plant handling more than 10000
liters per day of milk or 500MT of milk solids per annum needs to be registered
with registering authority appointed by the Central Government.
● The main objective of the order is to maintain and increase in supply of liquid milk
of desired quality in the interests of the general public and also for regulating the
production , processing and distribution of milk and milk products .

20. Salient Feature of the new amendment made are
as follows:
● The registration under MMPO-92 will now cover sanitary, hygienic
condition , quality and food safety.
● The provision of inspection of dairy plant has been made flexible.
● The provision to grant registration of state registration in 90 days has been
reduced to 45 days .
● The power of registration of state registering authority has been raised
from 1.0LLPD to 2.0LLPD.

21. ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT,1955
● It was enacted to ensure the easy availability of essential commodities to consumers and to
protect them from exploitation .
● The act provides for the regulation and control of production , distribution and pricing of
commodities which are declared as essentials.
● The act aims at maintaining /increasing supplies / securing equitable distribution and
availability of these commodities at fair prices.
● The State Government are fully empowered to implement the act , Thus the state are the
implementing agencies to implement the ED Act ,1955 and the Prevention of black
marketing and maintenance of supplies of Essential Commodities Act,1980

22. REFERENCE
● The Department of Food and Public Distribution of the Government of India provides information about the FSS
Act, including the full text of the act, amendments, rules, and regulations: https://dfpd.gov.in/fss-act
● The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) https://www.fssai.gov.in/fss-act-2006.html
● The National Law University Delhi has published a comprehensive handbook on the FSS Act, which includes a
detailed overview of the act, its implementation, and its impact:
http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/download/food%20safety%20handbook.pdf
● The Indian Journal of Medical Research has published several articles related to the FSS Act, including an
overview of the act and its implementation, challenges and opportunities for food safety in India, and the role of
food safety standards in promoting public health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5563402/
● The Economic Times, a leading business newspaper .https://economictimes.indiatimes.com

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