FSSAI-2006 DSFT, IAS, BHU

1. NAME- ARVIND MAURYA [22412MDT004] M.TECH DAIRY
TECHNOLOGY

2. DEFINITION OF FOOD AS PER FSS ACT
“food” means any substance, whether processed, partially
processed or unprocessed, which is intended for human
consumption and includes primary food, genetically modified or
engineered food or food containing such ingredients, infant
food, packaged drinking water, alcoholic drink, chewing gum,
and any substance, including water used into the food during its
manufacture,
Preparation or treatment but dose not include animal feed, live
animal unless they are prepared or processed for placing on the
market for human consumption, plants, prior to harvesting,
drugs and medicinal products, cosmetics, narcotic or

3. FOOD SAFETY – WHY NEEDED
Food safety means an assurance that the food is acceptable for
human consumption according to its intended use.
“standard” in relation to any article of food, means the
standards notified by the food authority.
It is of vital importance to all consumers & food business
operators – engaged in production, processing, distribution &
sale.
It provides confidence to consumers that the food the buy and
eat will do not harm to them and that they are protected from
adulteration/fraud.

4. FSSAI
• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of india
(FSSAI)
has been established under food safety and
standards , 2006
which consolidates various acts & order that have
hitherto
handled food related issues in various departments.
• The FSSAI is responsible for setting standards for
food so that

5. LOCATION
1. Northern Region – With head office at New Delhi
2. Eastern Region - With regional office at Kolkata
3. North Eastern Region- Guwahati
4. Western region - With regional office at Mumbai
5. Southern Region - With regional office at Chennai

6. APPLICABLE FSSAI LICENSE
• FSSAI issues three types of license based on nature of food
business and turnover:
1. Registration: For turnover between 12 Lakh.
2. Stat license: For turnover between 12 Lakh to 20 Crore.
3. Central License: For turnover above 20 Crore.
• Other criteria like the location of the business, number of
retail stores etc.
is needed while evaluating the nature of license applicable.

7. AIMS
• The main aim of FSSAI is to:
1. Lay down science-based standards for articles of food
2. To regulate manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and
import of food
3. To facilitate food safety

8. POWERS OR FUNCTIONS OF FSSAI
• Framing of regulation to lay down food safety standards
• Laying down guidelines for accreditation of laboratories for
food testing
• Providing scientific advice and technical support to the central
government
• Contributing to the development of international technical
standards in food
• Collecting and collating data regarding food consumption,
contamination, emerging risks etc.
• Dissemination information and promoting awareness about
food safety and nutrition in india.

10. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARD ACT, 2006
Various central Acts like
 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act-1954
 Fruit Products Order-1955
 Meat Food Products Order,1973,
 Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order-1947
 Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation)Order-1998
 Solvent Extracted Oil, De- Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order-1967
 Milk and Milk Products Order-1992
etc. will be repealed after commencement of FSS Act, 2006.

12. PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT
1954
• The act was promulgated by parliament in 1954 to make
provision for the prevention of adulteration of food, along with
the prevention of food adulteration rules, 1954 which was
incorporated in 1955 as an extension to the act.
• Broadly, the PFA act covers food standards, general procedures
for sampling, analysis of food, powers of authorized officers,
nature of penalties and other parameters relates to food.

13. • Food adulteration is the addition of contaminants into food
items or beverages to increase the quantity and decrease the
price of the commodity.
• It is a major issue in India which lowers the quality of food and
leads to serious illnesses in both humans and animals.
• The provisions of PFA act and rules are implemented by state
government and local bodies as provide in the rules.
• The main objective of the prevention of food adulteration act is
to prevent contamination of all food items and beverages
except drugs and water.
• Food adulteration causes serious threats to human life such as
stomach disorders, organ inflammation and heart, liver and

14. FOOD PRODUCTS ORDER, 1955
• The Fruit Products Order 1955, promulgated under Section 3 of
the Essential Commodities Act - 1955, with an objective to
manufacture fruit & vegetable products maintaining sanitary
and hygienic conditions in the premises and quality standards
laid down in the Order.
• Licensing and Registration System of the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) helps users to register for
license, check the status of application, eligibility details, fees,
etc. online. Users can check the status of license application.
Downloadable user reference manual is also provided.

15. Following minimum requirements are laid down in the Fruit
Product Order for hygienic production and quality standards:
(i) Location and surroundings of the factory
(ii) Sanitary and hygienic conditions of premises
(iii) Personnel hygiene
(iv) Portability of water
(v) Machinery & Equipment with installed capacity
(vi) Quality control facility & Technical staff
(viii) Product Standards
(viii) Limits for preservatives & other additives

16. MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS ORDER-1973
(MFPO)
• Meat Food Products Order, 1973 (MFPO) promulgated under the
provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 provides for
sanitary and other requirements, limits of heavy metals,
preservatives, insecticides, residue, etc., for meat food
products.
• This order was being implemented by Ministry of Rural
Development in the Ministry of Rural Area & Employment. As on
31st March 1998 there were 128 licenses issued under MFPO
1973.
• As per the recent amendment to the Allocation of Business,
Ministry of Agriculture (Dept. of Agriculture & Cooperation)
would now be the Administrative Ministry for this Order.

17. VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCT ORDER-1947
• Central Government is pleased to make the following Order:
1. (i) This Order may be called the Vegetable Oil Products Control
Order,
1947.
(ii) It extends to the whole of India.
(iii) It shall come into force at once.
2. In this Order unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context,-
(a) “controller” means person appointed as the Vegetable Oil
Products
Controller for India by the Central Government and includes any
person
authorized by the Controller to exercise all or any of the powers of

18. • (b) “dealer” means a person carrying on business in the purchase,
or distribution of any vegetable oil product;
• (c) “produce” means a person carrying on the business
of manufacturing any vegetable oil product;
• (d) “recognized dealer” means a dealer recognized as such by
the Controller for the purposes of this Order;
• [(e) “Vegetable Oil Product” means any vegetable oil subjected to
a process of hydrogenation or interesterification or partial
hydrogenation and winter setion in any form or an admixture
thereof with any other substance for edible purposes or by
any other process declared by the Central Government by notification
meant for edible purposes.]

19. EDIBLE OILS PACKAGING,1998
In order to insure availability of safe and quality edible
oil in packed form at pre-determined prices to the
consumer, the central govt. promulgated on 17th
September, 1998, on edible oil packaging order, 1998
under the essential commodities act,1995 to make
packaging of edible oil, sold in retail, compulsory
unless specifically exempted by the concerned stat
govt.

20. SOLVENT EXTRACTED OIL, DE-OILED MEAT
AND EDIBLE FLOUR ORDER, 1967
The order is basically a quality control order to ensure
that the solvent extracted oil in particular are not
reached to the consumers for consumption before the
same are refined and conformed to the quality
standards for the solvent, which is to be used for
extraction of oil form the oil-bearing materials, have
also been specified so as to eliminate possible
contamination of oil form the solvent used.

21. MILK AND MILK PRODUCT ORDER-1992
• Milk & Milk Products Sector is regulated by the Milk & Milk Products Order,
1992 (MMPO), which is administered by the Department of Animal
Husbandry & Dairying, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of
India.
• Every person engaged in the business of handling, processing or
manufacturing milk or any milk product, shall, in regard to the items of milk
or milk product manufactured and the packaging, marking and labelling of
containers shall comply with the following:-
(a) The product related to that items should be certified by the Officer
authorized.

22. (b) Where certificate is issued to any person in relation to any item,
such person shall be authorized to place an emblem of certification
on the packaged goods;
(c) The label on the packaged goods shall not contain any statement,
claim, design or device which is false or misleading in any
manner concerning the milk or milk product contained in the package
or about the quality or the nutritive value or of the place of origin of the
same;
(d) A holder of registration certificate shall not pack milk or any milk product
other than those processed or manufactured by him or, those obtained
from
any other person holding a registration certificate.

24. CONSUMER OUTREACH
• Consumer con connect to FSSAI through various
channels or call toll free number 1800112100.
• An online platform called food safety voice has been
launched which helps consumers to register their
complaints and feedbacks about food safety issues
related to adulterated food, unsafe food, substandard
food, labeling defects in food and misleading claims &
advertisements related to various food products.

25. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ACT
• Emphasis on gradual shift from regulatory regime to self
compliance through food safety management system.
• No license for petty/small food business operators only
registration is mandatory.
• Regulation of food imported in the country.
• Covering health foods, food supplements, nutraceuticals.
• Graded penalty depending upon the gravity of offences for
selling substandard food, misbranded food including
misleading advertisement.

26. REFERENCES
• "Enforcement of FSS Act" (PDF). FSSAI. Archived from the original (PDF) on
18 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
• "Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)". Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India, Government of India. Archived
from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
• Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
• "FSSAI to formulate new policies for food safety". IndiaToday. 18 February
2016.

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