About FssaI And its work

1. “IMPLIMENTATION EFFECT OF FOOD
SAFETY AND STANDARD ACT ON FOOD
INDUSTRY (milk and meat)”
Goswami Mayank. M.

2. Food Scenario
History & Evolution of FSSAI
Objectives
Food Safety and Standard ACT, 2006
Difference between PFA and FSSAI
Functions and Duties of FSSAI
Organizational Structure
Enforcement
Licence and Registration of FSSAI
Enforcement of Penalty
Effect of FSSAI
The new Regime
Conclusion
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3. Source: KPMG notes on India (2009), Times of India, Govt. websites
52% cultivable land
(World average 11%)
All 15 major climates
in the world exist in
India
46 out of 60 soil
types exist in India
20
agro-climatic regions
Sunshine hours and day
length are ideally
suited for round the
year cultivation
1
2
3
6
Milk, Pulses
Tea, Spices
Livestock population
Mango
Wheat, Rice
Fruits, Vegetables
Sugarcane
Coarse grains
Edible oilseeds
Poultry
7 Marine
10% world’s arable land (160mhectare);
1/5 world’s irrigated land
3rd largest producer of agriculture commodities
World Share of Agri. production :
• Mango 50%
• Tea 28%
• Milk 15%
• Fruits 10%
• Vegetables 10%
• Cashew 36%
• Banana 20%
9500 medicinal/aromatic plants species
Food Scenario of INDIA

4. INDIAN
FOOD LAWS
PFA Act 1954 and Rules
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Fruit Products Order
MOFPI
Milk and Milk Products Order
Department of Animal Husbandry
Ministry of Agriculture
Standards of Weights and Measures Act and Packaged Commodity Rules,
The Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order,
The Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order,
The Solvent Extracted Oil, De-oiled Meal, and Edible Flour (Control) Order
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Export (Quality Control &
Inspection) Act
Department of Commerce
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Meat Food Products Order
Ministry of Food
Processing Industries
Agricultural Produce
(Grading & Marketing) Act
Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
History of Food laws in India

5. Need for Change
Ministry of Food & Consumer Affairs
FPO and MFPO
PFA
Ministry of Agriculture
AGMARK and MMPO
Ministry of Commerce (DGFT)
 Essential Com. Act
 Packaged Commodities Rules
 Consumer Protection Act
 B.I.S.
 VOP Control Order
 VOP (Std of Quality)
 SEO Control Order2

6. Why FSS Act?
 Multiplicity of food laws, standard setting and
enforcement agencies for different sectors of food.
Varied Quality/Safety standards restricting innovation
in food products.
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 Thin spread of
and
manpower, poor laboratories
infrastructure other resources non-conducive to
effective fixation of standards.
Standards rigid and non-responsive to scientific
advancements and modernization.
Poor Information disseminated to consumer level.
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7. FSSA, 2006
Food Safety and Standards Bill piloted by MOFPI, passed by
parliament in Monsoon session and approved by President
in September, 2006
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Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to
establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
for laying down science based standards for articles of
food and to regulate their manufacture, storage,
distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe
and wholesome food for human consumption and for
matters connected there with or incidental thereto.
(fssai.gov.in)

8. FSSA-2006
Food Safety and
Standards Act
FSSAI-2008
Food Safety and
Standards Authority
of India
FSSR-2011
Food Safety and
Standards
Rules/Regulations

9. 1
• To consolidate the laws relating to food
2
• To establish food safety and standards authority of
India for laying down science based standards for
food
3
• To regulate the manufacture, storage, distribution,
sale & import of food products
4
• To ensure availability of safe & whole food for
human consumption

10. FSSA 2006 replaced the following Acts
FSSA
PFA Act,
1954(37 of
1954).
The Fruit
Products
Order, 1955.
MFPO, 1973,
The Edible
Oils
Packaging
(Regulation)
Order, 1998.
The Vegetable
Oil Products
(Control)
Order, 1947.
MMPO, 1992.
The Solvent
Extracted Oil,
De oiled Meal,
and Edible
Flour (Control)
Order, 1967
Any other order
issued under the
Essential
Commodities
Act, 1955 relating
to food
Section 97

11. Present Food Regulatory System
FOOD
Related
Regulations/
Guidance
MANDATORY
VOLUNTARY
COMPULSORY
AGMARK/BIS
EC
FSSA
BIS /AGMARK
ISO
HACCP
CODEX

12. FSSA 2006
The 12 chapters of FSSA 2006
1.CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY
2.CHAPTER II : FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF
INDIA
3.CHAPTER III : GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD SAFETY
4.CHAPTER IV : GENERAL POVISIONS AS TO ARTICLES OF FOOD
5.CHAPTER V : PROVISIONS RELATING TO IMPORT
6.CHAPTER VI : SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS TO FOOD SAFETY
7.CHAPTER VII : ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT
8.CHAPTER VIII : ANALYSIS OF FOOD
9.CHAPTER IX : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
10.CHAPTER X : ADJUDICATION AND FOOD SAFETY APPELLATE
TRIBUNAL
11.CHAPTER XI : FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS
12.CHAPTER XII : MISCELLANEOUS

13. DefinitionofFoodChain
Sequence of stages and operations involved in production,
processing, distribution, storage & handling of a food & food
ingredients from primary production to consumption.

14. Key Elements of FSSA 2006
Food safety management system
GHP
Scope covers all commercial food
Packaging & labelling including nutrition
Guidelines for imported food
Risk assessment
Communication
Product recall
Penalty for unhygienic processing

15. 9
Less Court Cases but HEAVY PANELTIES !
PFA FSSAI
Multiple Authorities Single Authority, Single Reference Point
Adulteration Food Safety
Inspection/Control (regulatory
regime)
Monitoring Surveillance (self
compliance)
Insufficient
Enforcement/Personnel
Full time Food Safety Officer and
Designated Officers Under FSC
Direct prosecution by court ² no
appeal before moving to court
Graded fine & penalties for offences
through adjudication process.
Food Safety Tribunals
No provisions of improvement
notices
Provision of improvement notices
GMP/GHP Not mandate GMP/GHP Mandatory (Schedule -‐4)
Improper Control on Import Proper Import Control/Structure
Less Court Cases but HEAVY PANELTIES !
PFA FSSAI
Multiple Authorities Single Authority, Single Reference Point
Adulteration
Inspection/Control (regulatory
regime)
Monitoring Surveillance (self
compliance)
Insufficient
Enforcement/Personnel
Full time Food Safety Officer and
Designated Officers Under FSC
Direct prosecution by court ² no
appeal before moving to court
Graded fine & penalties for offences
through adjudication process.
Food Safety Tribunals
No provisions of improvement
notices
Provision of improvement notices
GMP/GHP Not mandate GMP/GHP Mandatory (Schedule -‐4)
Improper Control on Import Proper Import Control/Structure

16. SOME DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF
FOOD AUTHORITY ARE :
• Prepare the standards and guide lines to regulate safety of food.
• Setting of Limits for food additives, contaminants, Residues,
processing aids etc.
• Food labelling standards including claims on health, nutrition,
special dietary uses and food category systems for foods.
• Accreditation of certification bodies engaged in certification of
FSMS.
• Accreditation of laboratories and their notification to stakeholders.
• Method of sampling, analysis and exchange of information among
enforcement authorities.
• Procedure and the enforcement of quality control.

18. FOOD SAFETY
COMMISSIONER
APPELATE
TRIBUNAL
FOOD SAFETY
OFFICER
ACCREDITED LAB
REFERAL LAB
FOOD ANALYST
DESIGNATED
OFFICER
ADJUDICATING
OFFICER
SPECIAL
COURT
ENFORCEMENT OF FSSA

19. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESS….FOODSAFETYANDSTANDARDSAUTHORITYOFINDIA
Registration required for the Food Business Operator, who –
A. Manufactures or sells any article of food himself or a petty retailer,
hawker, itinerant vendor or temporary stall holder; or
B. Food business including small scale or cottage or tiny food businesses
with an annual turnover not exceeding Rs 12 lakhs and or whose-
i. Production capacity of food (other than milk and milk products and
meat and meat products) does not exceed 100 kg/ltr per day or
ii. Production or procurement or collection of milk is up to 100 litres
of milk per day or
iii. Slaughtering capacity is 2 large animals or 10 small animals or 50
poultry birds per day or less than that

21. Who Require License:
[See Regulation2.1.2, Regulation 2.1.3 and Regulation2.1.7]
License / Renewal of license under FSSA, 2006 for kind of business:
• Manufacturing/Processing
including sorting, grading etc.
• Packaging
• Relabeling ( by third party
under own packing and
labeling)
• Storage/Warehouse/Cold
Storage
• Retail Trade
• Wholesale Trade
• Distributor/Supplier
Transporter of food
• Milk collection/chilling
• Slaughter House
• Solvent extracting unit
• Solvent extracting and oil
refining plant
• Importing
• Catering, Dhabha or any
other food vending
establishment
• Club /canteen

22. Online Licensing Facilitation

23. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESS….
FOODSAFETYANDSTANDARDSAUTHORITYOFINDIA
Central License required for the Food Business Operator, who –
I. Dairy units including milk chilling units process more than 50
thousand litres of liquid milk/day or 2500 MT of milk solid per
annum.
II. All slaughter houses equipped to slaughter more than 50 large
animals or 150 or more small animals or 1000 or more poultry
birds per day
III. Meat processing units equipped to handle or process more than
500 kg of meat per day or 150 MT per annum
IV. All food processing units other than mentioned above having
installed capacity more than 2 MT/day.

24. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESS….
FOODSAFETYANDSTANDARDSAUTHORITY
OFINDIA
Contd…
VI. 100 % Export Oriented Units
VII. All Importers importing food items for commercial use.
VIII. All Food Business Operators manufacturing any article of Food which
does not fall under any of the food categories prescribed under these
regulations or deviates in any way from the prescribed specification
for additives therein.
IX. Retail chains operating in three or more states.
X. Food catering services in establishments and units under Central
government Agencies like Railways, Air and airport, Seaport, Defence
etc.

28. OFFENCES:
ENFORCEMENT OF THE PENALTY
Causing food to be injurious
Abstracting any constituent
Deliberate adulteration
Nonconformance in Label
information etc

29. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT……….
¤ Substandard food: Up to ` 2.00 lakhs
¤ Misbranded: Up to ` 3.00 lakhs
¤ Misleading advertisement : Up to ` 10.00 lakhs
¤ Food with extraneous matter: Up to ` 1.00 lakhs
¤ Fail to meet the requirements as directed by FSO:
Up to ` 2.00 lakhs
¤ Unhygienic / unsanitary preparations : Up to ` 1.00
lakhs
¤ Adulterant not injurious to health: Up to ` 2.00 lakhs
¤ Adulterant injurious to health: Up to ` 10.00 lakhs
Penalties:

30. ¤ Unsafe food – but does not cause immediate injury:-
6 months imprisonment with fine of `1.0 lakh
¤ Unsafe food causing non-grievous injury: 1 year
imprisonment with fine of ` 3.00 lakh
¤ Compensation in case for injury: up to `1.00 lakh
¤ Causing grievous injury: 6 years imprisonment with fine
of ` 5.00 lakh
¤ Compensation in case for grievous injury: up to `
3.00 lakh
¤ Causing death: 7 years or life imprisonment and fine
of ` 10.00 lakh
¤ Compensation in case of death: 5.00 lakh
Penalties Cont…….

33. Effect of FSSAI In Milk
Industry.

34. Report on milk adulteration.
68% milk in country non-conforming to FSSAI
standard: Government of India.
More than 68 per cent of milk in the country does
not conform to the standards set by the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the Centre has told the
Supreme Court on a plea for checking sale of synthetic and
adulterated milk and various dairy products.

36. Out of 60,439 milk samples collected from across
the state, as many as 4,755 samples were found
adulterated. Its report on milk adultration submitted
Rajasthan government magnitude to High Court.
Eight percent of milk samples tested during the
month-long period from January 20 to February 20
at laboratories of the state dairy department have
been found adulterated.
Food adulteration in Rajasthan.

37. FSSAI asks all states to test milk

38. Mother Dairy Milk Samples Show
Detergent and Frozen Fat
The recently Mother Dairy
Ghaziabad in news, FDA of U.P
state Government, reported milk is
adulterated. Mother Dairy rejected
the test reports and asked for a
re-test of the samples at the
Kolkata-based Central Food
Laboratory. Now it seems that the
Kolkata-based Central Food
Laboratory has found detergent
and frozen fat in the samples of
milk that were re-tested

39. FSSAI regulates standards for Melamine in Milk.
•According to the amendment a new
section has been added to the regulation
called ‘Other contaminants’ in the Food
Safety and Standards Regulations,
2011..
•The new regulation deals with the
maximum levels of melamine in infant
formula as well as other milk products.
•Melamine is a “an organic base
chemical most commonly found in the
form of white crystals rich in nitrogen.

40. Gutter fate for adulterated milk and ghee
• Agra: - As much as 5000 liters of pungent smelling
sour milk was thrown in the gutter by the team of
Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Etah
district. In Ashok vihar colony, Found 234 kilograms
of ghee from same fate.
• Two persons from the godown have been arrested
in this regard and have been identified as Jitendar
Singh and Adwadesh. Both were allegedly involved
in adulteration of milk products.

41. Supreme Court asks for the strict action on
Adulteration in Milk and Milk Products
•The apex court has strongly reacted while terming it a very
serious situation and has asked the Centre to make Milk
Adulteration a severe offense and has further
recommended for a penalty of life imprisonment.

42. Ban on Import of Milk from China Extended for
a Further Period of One Year
Chinese milk contain substances like melamine, that is
unsafe for human consumption, The ban, which has been in
force since September 2008, has again been…July 2, 2014
In "FSSAI“.It has been extended for a further period of one
year, till June 23, 2016 by the Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India (FSSAI).

44. Effect of FSSAI In Meat
Industry.

45. European Union Relaxes Ban on Indian
Poultry and Meat Industry
•After being banned for 5 years,
Indian exporters can now
export to the European
countries. European Union had
banned India’s poultry and
meat products after a bird flu
outbreak about 5 years ago.
According to European
Commission, Indian meat and
poultry exporters will need to
get a new Health Certificate
from India’s Export Inspection
Council.

46. Food Safety Guidelines for High Risk Foods –
Meat, Poultry & Fish Products
•The biggest health risk that
meat, poultry and fish
products can cause, comes
from cross contamination.
•FSSAI has therefore laid
down certain guidelines for
handling these high risk
products which you should
use as a thumb rule to
ensure the safety

47. FSSAI amends food product standards for
salted fish/dried salted fish
•In its notification dated 11
January 2016 the FSSAI has
amended the standards for salted
fish/dried salted fish. These new
regulations will be called Food
Safety and Standards
Regulations, 2016.

48. FSSAI proposes inclusion of Leporidae,
rabbit family, in meat and meat
products
• The FSSAI has issued a notice asking
for suggestions, views and comments
from stakeholders by 21 March 2016
for inclusion of Leporidae under
species of animal that provide meat
for human consumption.
• The term “Leporids” is proposed to
be included in the Food Safety and
Standards (Food Products Standards
and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011
in sub – regulation dealing with Meat
and Meat Products.

49. Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or
manufacturing of food
•Any person who, whether
by himself or by any other
person on his behalf,
manufactures or processes
any article of food for
human consumption under
unhygienic or unsanitary
conditions, shall be liable
to a penalty which may
extend to one lakh rupees.

50.  INDORE: Alarmed with unethical practices being reported in
meat and poultry food industry, the Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India (FSSAI) is gearing up to tighten its noose soon
 Indian delegation to study Dutch meat and poultry processing

51. Some general step taken by
FSSAI

52. • Labelling norms need to be changed: FSSAI

53. • FSSAI try to create consumer awareness on food
adulteration

55. FSSAI had banned Nestle's Maggi saying it was 'unsafe and
hazardous' after tests found presence of lead and Monosodium
glutamate above permissible limits. Nestle had also withdrawn
the instant noodles brand from the market.
FSSAI asks State Food Commissioners to test all
packaged products

56. • Patanjali had earlier strongly denied FSSAI’s claims
and insisted that it had licence for pasta, under which
noodles fall as per the regulator’s classification.

58. Harmful substances in railway Food too
• The food samples contained harmful elements such as added
synthetic colors – sudan dye 1 and 1V, Brilliant Blue FCF – color
index 42090, Metanil yellow which were prohibited under Food
Safety and Standards Act, (2006).
• Some products did not have company labels while some do not
conform to the food safety standards (Packaging and Labeling 2011)
and is therefore misbranded.

59. Some general step of our country
•Act soon to curb food adulteration, Says Delhi
Health Minister A.K.WALIYA
•FSSAI sets 12,000 standards for food additives
& ingredients
•Mobile testing laboratory’ for analyzing food at
‘Auto Expo’
•Government to take final call on banning food
imports from Japan today

60.  Ensure that only safe and wholesome foods are
marketed,
 Take decisions based on science ,
 Empower authorities to detect sources of contamination
and to take action to prevent contaminated foods from
reaching the consumer,
 Enforce Internationally accepted standards for food and
food commodities,
 Enforce compliance by manufacturers, distributors,
importers, exporters and other stakeholders and
 Be transparent and promote public confidence.

61. Conclusion:
• FSSAI is fully established all over country but has not
reached up to the ground level seller of food products
• For the Awareness regarding food safety & hygienic food
manufacture there should be for training programs for
ground level food seller and for people from food
Industry.
• General information about FSSAI should be in Students
study syllabus so they can understand the importance of
safe & quality food.