Taking about the legal aspect of the laws relating to food security and safety, social activist Hemant Goswami mentioned that way back in 1860 also the penal code provided safeguards against foods and eatables which can cause harm to human health or environment. Food Adulteration Act and Food Safety Act 2006 further assured the right of citizens to have safe food. However the commercial interests are trying to gain backdoor entry in the name of genetically modified crops and food by discarding all precautionary principals of food safety and security. Genetically modified food requires multi-generational tests as they have not evolved naturally. It would be dangerous to adopt anything as food until and unless it has been found to be safe for a minimum of three generation of any animal; at least the mice.
Criticizing the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill (BRAI), Hemant mentioned that, “The proposed BRAI bill largely takes care only of the multinational companies trying to dominate the food chain and push genetically engineered food to Indian consumers without proper food safety safeguards. The bill is not only anti people and anti farmer but also against the Constitutional provisions of Article 19 and 21. In absence of other safeguards, the rubber stamp BRAI will make us slaves of the powerful MNC’s and countries.”
The Presentation is prepared by the N.S Institution of science, Markapur.
It consists of a basic introduction related to Seed Act and main features of seed act.
The Presentation is prepared by the N.S Institution of science, Markapur.
It consists of a basic introduction related to Seed Act and main features of seed act.
The Presentation is prepared by the N.S Institution of science, Markapur.
It consists of a basic introduction related to Seed Act and main features of seed act
Indian Insecticide Act,1968
An Act to regulate the import, manufactures, sale, transport, distribution and use of
insecticides with a view to prevent risk to human beings or animals and for matters
connected therewith. [2nd September 1968]
An Act of the Parliament of India enacted to provide for the establishment of an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders, and to encourage the development and cultivation of new varieties of plants. This act received the assent of the President of India on October 30, 2001.
Protection of plant vareities and farmers right act, 2001DNMadhushree1
REGISTERABLE PLANT VARIETIES (slide no.8)
(i) NEW VARIETY is a variety which is not in public domain
> In India earlier than 1 year before the date of filling the application;
> outside India, in the case of trees or vines earlier than 6 years or in any other case earlier than 4 years.
(ii) EXTANT VARIETY is a Variety available in India which is -
> Notified under section 5 of the Seeds Act, 1996; or
> A Farmers variety
> A variety about which there is common knowledge
(iii) FARMERS VARIETY is a variety which-
> Has been traditionally cultivated and evolved by the farmers in their fields;
> Is a wild relative or land race of a variety about which the farmers possess the common knowledge.
(iv) ESSENTIALLY DERIVED VARIETY in respect of a variety (the initial variety), shall be called when it -
> Is predominantly derived from a variety that itself is predominantly derived from an initial variety, while retaining the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination of genotype of such initial variety;
> Is clearly distinguishable from initial variety.
TEST TO BE CONDUCTED (slide no.12)
Every applicant shall, along with the application for registration, make available to the Registrar some quantity of seeds of a variety for registration of which such application is made for the purpose of conduction of test to evaluate whether the seeds of such variety along with parental material conform to the standards as may be specified by regulations.
The seeds samples received by the Authority will be properly tested for its purity and germination. A part of the seed sample will be sent to the test center for conduction of DUS tests and a part of it is kept by the Authority in the National Gene Bank to maintain the seeds samples of the registered varieties for their entire period of protection.
The DUS testing shall be field and multi-location based for at least 2 similar crop seasons. Special tests (laboratory based) shall be conducted only when DUS testing fails to establish the requirement of the distinctiveness.
Provided that in the case of trees and vines there shall be an option on the manner of the DUS testing that a panel of 3 experts shall visit the on-farm test sites for 2 similar crop seasons as may be specified.
The DUS test shall be necessary for all new and extant varieties except essentially derived varieties and it shall be conducted on a minimum of 2 locations. There are special guidelines for the DUS test for each crop.
What we have learned about disease risks and food safety in the informal food...ILRI
Presented by Delia Grace at the inception workshop for the 'Reducing Disease Risks and Improving Food Safety in Smallholder Pig Value Chains in Vietnam' project, Hanoi, August 14, 2012.
Presented by Delia Grace at the IFPRI 2020 Policy Consultation and Conference, Side event on Food Safety: Options for Addressing a Growing Crisis, Addis Ababa, 15-17 May 2014
The Presentation is prepared by the N.S Institution of science, Markapur.
It consists of a basic introduction related to Seed Act and main features of seed act
Indian Insecticide Act,1968
An Act to regulate the import, manufactures, sale, transport, distribution and use of
insecticides with a view to prevent risk to human beings or animals and for matters
connected therewith. [2nd September 1968]
An Act of the Parliament of India enacted to provide for the establishment of an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders, and to encourage the development and cultivation of new varieties of plants. This act received the assent of the President of India on October 30, 2001.
Protection of plant vareities and farmers right act, 2001DNMadhushree1
REGISTERABLE PLANT VARIETIES (slide no.8)
(i) NEW VARIETY is a variety which is not in public domain
> In India earlier than 1 year before the date of filling the application;
> outside India, in the case of trees or vines earlier than 6 years or in any other case earlier than 4 years.
(ii) EXTANT VARIETY is a Variety available in India which is -
> Notified under section 5 of the Seeds Act, 1996; or
> A Farmers variety
> A variety about which there is common knowledge
(iii) FARMERS VARIETY is a variety which-
> Has been traditionally cultivated and evolved by the farmers in their fields;
> Is a wild relative or land race of a variety about which the farmers possess the common knowledge.
(iv) ESSENTIALLY DERIVED VARIETY in respect of a variety (the initial variety), shall be called when it -
> Is predominantly derived from a variety that itself is predominantly derived from an initial variety, while retaining the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination of genotype of such initial variety;
> Is clearly distinguishable from initial variety.
TEST TO BE CONDUCTED (slide no.12)
Every applicant shall, along with the application for registration, make available to the Registrar some quantity of seeds of a variety for registration of which such application is made for the purpose of conduction of test to evaluate whether the seeds of such variety along with parental material conform to the standards as may be specified by regulations.
The seeds samples received by the Authority will be properly tested for its purity and germination. A part of the seed sample will be sent to the test center for conduction of DUS tests and a part of it is kept by the Authority in the National Gene Bank to maintain the seeds samples of the registered varieties for their entire period of protection.
The DUS testing shall be field and multi-location based for at least 2 similar crop seasons. Special tests (laboratory based) shall be conducted only when DUS testing fails to establish the requirement of the distinctiveness.
Provided that in the case of trees and vines there shall be an option on the manner of the DUS testing that a panel of 3 experts shall visit the on-farm test sites for 2 similar crop seasons as may be specified.
The DUS test shall be necessary for all new and extant varieties except essentially derived varieties and it shall be conducted on a minimum of 2 locations. There are special guidelines for the DUS test for each crop.
What we have learned about disease risks and food safety in the informal food...ILRI
Presented by Delia Grace at the inception workshop for the 'Reducing Disease Risks and Improving Food Safety in Smallholder Pig Value Chains in Vietnam' project, Hanoi, August 14, 2012.
Presented by Delia Grace at the IFPRI 2020 Policy Consultation and Conference, Side event on Food Safety: Options for Addressing a Growing Crisis, Addis Ababa, 15-17 May 2014
India on Sale - Analysis of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill (BRAI)Burning Brain Society
Analysis of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill (BRAI):: The issue is not limited to Bt Brinjal or Bt bacteria alone, the Part I - Schedule I of the proposed legislation also allows the companies to make genetically modified animals and even Clones of animals. Despite such serious implications, there is no punishment prescribed if someone violates the provisions of clinical trial as provided in part I. neither is there any safeguard or liability clause provided. Clearly the bill has been written by the Corporate and not the Government. It looks like that our ministers have not even read the bill.
Presented at Michigan State University's WorldTAP International Short Course in Food Safety on July 31, 2009. (http://foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org/worldtap/foodsafety09)
Presented at Michigan State University's WorldTAP International Short Course in Food Safety on July 31, 2009. (http://foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org/worldtap/foodsafety09)
This presentation is aimed at interpreting these significant changes with special focus on strictly-controlled products such as infant formula and health food and the food traceability system that is newly required to be set up. Both importers and exporters can expect to figure out what they should do for compliance and learn about further trends of regulatory updates following the implementation of the new FSL.
This presentation is aimed at interpreting these significant changes with special focus on strictly-controlled products such as infant formula and health food and the food traceability system that is newly required to be set up. Both importers and exporters can expect to figure out what they should do for compliance and learn about further trends of regulatory updates following the implementation of the new FSL.
Food safety is a major concern in China. How can people optimize their health? As a family medicine doctor in China for 5 years, I've often discussed food safety on my blog at http://myhealthbeijing.com. Here, I offer my insights and tips on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
Using versatile analytical techniques for complying with FSSAI, Food Safety a...Saurabh Arora
This presentation describes the regulatory requirements for food testing under the Food Safety and Standards Act. 2006 and Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011. It also covers the various analytical techniques which can be used to meet the requirements.
Seminar on Regulatory Practices: Interpretation & Compliance held in 18 April 2016 in Mumbai, India. Organised by the Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India.
International Conference on Infrastructure Needs For a Food Control System: Roadmap For Regional Harmonization” - organised by International Life Sciences Institute - India Chapter, 9 & 10 December, 2014 in Hotel Royal Plaza, New Delhi.
Presented by A.K. Singla to the ILRI workshop on safety of animal source foods with an emphasis on the informal sectors, New Delhi, India, 8 February 2011
Food safety and standard act, 2006 fssaiRavish Yadav
complete learning on the topic of food safety and standard act, used in day to day life, fssai hallmark everyone can see in food items , so here is the detail study on fssai
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India.
“The reason this ordinance (Ordinance 960) was passed is
the State has not stepped up to protect the people as they should.” --- Paul Achitoff, Esq., Managing Attorney, Earth Justice Mid-Pacific Regional Office
The State of Hawaii: The Hawaii Legislature, The Hawaii Department of Agriculture and The Hawaii Department of Health have deferred to the County Governments to take affirmative action for their Communities.
This Decree elaborates some Articles of the Law of Food safety on:
1. Procedures for product self-declaration.
2. Procedures for registration of the product declaration.
3. Assurance of genetically modified GM foods.
4. Issuance of the certificate of food safety.
5. State inspection of safety of imported and exported foods.
6. Food labeling.
7. Food advertisements.
8. Food safety requirements in production of dietary supplements.
9. Food safety requirements in production, sale and use of food additives.
10. Tracing food origins.
11. Food safety authorities.
Law of nutritional and supplement food products in India-The ConflictVijay Dalmia
One of the potential threats for manufacturing and sale of
food/health supplements such as “Dietary food supplement”, “Food supplements”, “Nutritional supplements”, “Health supplements”, is its categorization in the category of “Food” or “Drugs”, as there is
a very thin line between “drugs/medicines” and “nutritional
supplements”
This presentation questions? Can replacing the man behind the desk make the same system glorious. An evaluation of what India/ Hindustan got missed in the last 75 years. What could have been gained and what we failed to achieve. The presentation speaks about the "Continuity of the Colonial System."
"Industry Backed GM Science - Biggest Fraud of All Times" talk by Hemant Goswami at CSIR-NPL, Pune on GM Crops. The Symposium was organised by "Vijnana Bharti."
[Oct. 7, 2015]
Bt Toxin Science - Everything You Want to Know about, "WHY It's Not Safe?"Burning Brain Society
Dr. Purnananda Guptasarma, Ph.D (Professor & Head, Dept. of Biological Sciences @ IISER Mohali) speaks in a Public Debate on January 24, 2014 at MICROCON on "Why Bt is Not Safe?" during a Public Debate on GMO's.
You need to understand this to understand What's Wrong with Bt. GMO's.
Discussion on "Industry Driven Science" versus "True Science. Slide shows from Public Debate that took place on January 24, 2014 during "National Conference on Bio-Technology" at Punjab University.
Hemant Goswami, Chairman of "Tobacco Free World Foundation," analyze the movement and future direction fo the tobacco industry on the basis of recently registered patents and other "Intellectual Property" registration (IPR).
Indian Constitution defines “Right to Equality” guaranteed under Article 14, as; “Equality before law,” and reads as follows, “The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.” (Singhvi, 2008) Article 14 read along-with Article 21 i.e. ‘Right to life,’ has acquired a much broader meaning with the broadest possible concept of equality among all. This concept of equality certainly extends to ‘equal rights for all people to enjoyment and use of nature’s gifts.’ The Indian Supreme Court has upheld it many a times and often interpreted this right as overriding the rights of artificial juristic persons, i.e. corporate engaged in purely economic activities.
The question to be considered here is, “Is this right to equality is limited to people living/existing presently or does this right extend and transcend future generations too?” Is it to be inferred that a person yet to be born after 200 years also have the same right over nature? Does this mean that equality has to be maintained across generations too? Therefore, is this inter-generational equality not only a basic human-right but also an enforceable legislative and constitutional right? Can we monetize and attach a notional value to something which does not belong to us? How can a future generation, due to come after 200 or 500 years ensure equality with present generation? Is this inter-generational ‘Right to Equality’ enforceable, and can it be effectively legislated? How can the levels of this inter-generational equality be calculated?
What is science supposed to do?
Search for Truth
Science is to provide a basic understanding of the subject and contributes in sum-total of intellect
Application of science is intended to help improve the overall quality of life in a wholesome manner.
Science should help to foresee the future holistically (cause, effect and consequences, in all its dimensions) and help in forecasting and solving the future issues within the control of human beings; without disturbing the overall equilibrium in any manner.
Brief Discussion on Section 5 and issues of "Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion and Sponsorship." Hemant Goswami explains how Section 5 of the Indian Tobacco Control legislation applies to all surrogate tobacco advertisement and how brand stretching of tobacco in India is illegal.
Launch of India's first RTI Library.
An initiative by Citizens Voice and Servants of the People Society to make all public documents PUBLIC, bring in TRANSPARENCY, cut-off the red tape still prevalent. EMPOWER everyone, avoid duplication, fight CORRUPTION.
Hemant Goswami talked about the "Economics of Smokeless Form of Tobacco." This presentation is part of the talk about how smokeless variant of tobacco is overtaking the smoked version of tobacco. Strategies and possible actions are also being discussed.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
3. Indian Penal Code
Section 272:- Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale:-- Whoever
adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food
or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that
the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which
may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Section 273:- Sale of noxious food or drink: -- Whoever sells, or offers or
exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has
become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to
believe that the same is noxious as food or drink, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or
with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Section 277:- Fouling water of public spring or reservoir – Rs. 500/-
Section 278:- Making atmosphere noxious to health – Rs. 500/-
Section 284:- Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance – 6 months
Etc…………
4. Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India
Established under Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India Act 2006
Protection of Plant Varieties and
Farmers' Rights Authority
Established under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers'
Rights Act, 2001
National Biodiversity Authority
Established under Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
Central Seed Committee and certification
agency
Established under the Seeds Act of 1966
9. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF
FOOD SAFETY
Section 18. The Central Government, the State Governments, the Food Authority and other
agencies, as the case may be, while implementing the provisions of this Act shall be guided
by the following principles , namely :—
1. (a) endeavour to achieve an appropriate level of protection of human life and health and the
protection of consumers' interests, including fair practices in all kinds of food trade with
reference to food safety standards and practices;
(b) carry out risk management which shall include taking into account the results of risk
assessment, and other factors which in the opinion of the Food Authority are relevant to the
matter under consideration and where the conditions are relevant, in order to achieve the
general objectives of regulations ;
(c) where in any specific circumstances, on the basis of assessment of available information,
the possibility of harmful effects on health is identified but scientific uncertainty persists,
provisional risk management measures necessary to ensure appropriate level of health
protection may be adopted, pending further scientific information for a more
comprehensive risk assessment ;
10. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF
FOOD SAFETY
Section 18(f): In cases where there are reasonable grounds
to suspect that a food may present a risk for human
health, then, depending on the nature, seriousness and
extent of that risk, the Food Authority and the
Commissioner of Food Safety shall take appropriate
steps to inform the general public of the nature of the
risk to health, identifying to the fullest extent possible the
food or type of food, the risk that it may present, and the
measures which are taken or about to be taken to prevent,
reduce or eliminate that risk; and
11. Provision to GM Food in FSSA
Section 22: 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 of food, irradiated
food, organic foods, foods for special dietary uses,
functional foods, neutraceuticals, health
supplements, proprietary foods and such other
articles of food which the Central Government may
notify in this behalf.
12. Seed Act of 1966
An Act in the interest of the farmer – to assure
minimum level and standards of germination and
quality
Central Seed Committee – Advisory role
Section 3.(2): The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(i) a Chairman to be nominated by the Central Government;
(ii) eight persons to be nominated by the Central Government to represent such interests
that Government thinks fit, of whom not less than two persons shall be representatives
of growers of seed;
(iii) one person to be nominated by the Government of each of the States.
Section 6: The Central Government may, after consultation of the Committee
and by notification in the Official Gazette, specify –
(a) the minimum limits of germination and purity with respect to any seed of any
notified kind or variety:
(b) the mark or label to indicate that such seed conforms to the minimum limits of
germination and purity specified
13. Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Both BDA 2002 and PoPVaFRA 2001 are not very brilliant
piece of legislations; but still contains some useful
provisions
Section 2 (b): “biological diversity” means the variability
among living organisms from all sources and the ecological
complexes of which they are part and includes diversity
within species or between species and of eco-systems;
Section 7: No person, who is a citizen of India or a body
corporate, association or organization which is registered in
India, shall obtain any biological resource for commercial
utilization, or bio-survey and bio-utilisation for commercial
utilization except after giving prior intimation to the State
Biodiversity Board concerned:
14. Protection of Plant Varieties
and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
Section 15 (4): A new variety shall not be registered under this Act if the
denomination given to such variety –
– (iii) is liable to mislead or to cause confusion concerning the characteristics, value identity
to such variety of the identity of breeder of such variety; or
– (i v ) is not different from every denomination which designates a variety of the same
botanical species or of a closely related species registered under this Act; or
– (v) is likely to deceive the public or cause confusion in the public regarding the identity of
such variety; or
– ( v i) is likely to hurt the religious sentiments respectively of any class or section of the
citizens of India; ………
Section 18(1): Every application for registration under section 14 shall –
(c) be accompanied by an affidavit sworn by the applicant that such variety
does not contain any gene or gene sequence involving terminator
technology;
(h) contain a declaration that the genetic material or parental material
acquired for breeding, evolving or developing the variety has been
lawfully acquired;
15. Conflict of Interest
Declarations
Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Section 12(5): Every member who is in any way, whether directly,
indirectly or personally, concerned or interested in a matter to be
decided at the meeting shall disclose the nature of his concern or
interest and after such disclosure, the member concerned or
interested shall not attend that meeting.
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
Section 4: Every member who is in any way, whether directly,
indirectly or personally, concerned or interested in a matter to be
decided at the meeting shall disclose the nature of his concern or
interest and after such disclosure, the member, concerned or
interested, shall not attend that meeting.
16. Indian’
An assessment of how we all Indian’s
(and all our future generations)
are being put up for SALE
By the very Government
you & me have elected
17. Will BRAI be actually a
Regulatory Authority?
The layout and provisions of the structure clearly shows
that BRAI is not going to be a regulatory authority but an
APPROVAL agency.
It will help Multinational companies who want to control
the food-chain and patent all life forms, so as to help them
consolidate their position and have dominance.
It intends to make it difficult for common man to have
any say or opinion on the issue of what he eats and how
he interacts with nature.
It’s a total plan to sell out our sovereignty and rights of
our farmers and people
……….. We have seen enough regulatory authorities in India, and we
understand how they function and what they do …. But in this case, it
will directly affect our and our future generations life and existence.
18. The foundation on which BRAI
will stand
GEAC in itself was illegal. All approvals it had given since its existence
are illegal and without authority.
GEAC was brought into existence under the Environment
Protection Act (EPA)
EPA does not in any way provide for formation of such a body,
approving food and Genetically modified organisms. In-fact the
Ministry of Environment has no scientist having the requisite
qualification to even understand what was happening.
All GEAC members met over a cup of tea/coffee every month for a
couple of hours. There was hardly any discussion analyzing the study.
There were no field investigation/ inspection or visits. They relied on
all the data which was supplied by the corporate “MONSANTO” and
the company they held, “MAHYCO”
19. Agriculture as
in Article 246
of Constitution
LIST II of 7th Schedule
[Exclusive State List]
Item 14:
Agriculture, including
agricultural education
and research,
protection against
pests and prevention
of plant diseases
20. But What BRAI intends
Section 2:- It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest
that the Union should take under its control the regulation of
organisms, products and processes of modern biotechnology industry.
Section 81: Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall
have effect, notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith
contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any
instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act.
Section 60: Power to approach the High Court has been taken away
The ACT will override all laws made by the STATE
Government and will gain exclusive control over
item specified in list II of VIIth Schedule without
actually going in for an amendment
21. Some Provisions of BRAI
Section 63: Whoever,
without any evidence or
scientific record misleads
the public about the safety of
the organisms and products
specified in Part I or Part II or
Part III of the Schedule I, shall
be punished with
imprisonment for a term
which shall not be less than
six months but which may
extend to one year and with
fine which may extend to
two lakh rupees or with both.
22. No RTI: Everything is a Trade
Secret
[Food was never a trade secret]
Section 3(h): "confidential commercial information" means, - (i) a trade secret or any
other information which has a commercial or other value which would be, or could
reasonably be expected to be, destroyed or diminished if such information was
disclosed; or (ii) such other information which relates to lawful commercial or
financial affairs of a person, organisation or undertaking dealing with organisms or
products specified under Part I or Part II or Part III of Schedule I which, if disclosed,
could adversely affect such person, organisation or undertaking;
Section 27: (1) In case an application to be submitted under sub-section (1) of section 24
or sub-section (1) of section 26 require the disclosure of confidential commercial
information, such information shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Right
to Information Act, 2005, be retained as confidential by the Authority and not be
disclosed to any other party. (2) If the Authority is satisfied that the public interest
outweighs the disclosure of confidential commercial information or such disclosure
shall not cause harm to any person, it may refuse to retain that the information
as confidential commercial information.
Section 81: Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall have effect,
notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the
time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other
than this Act.
23. Drug/Food Safety Act
PROPOSED AMENDMENT: Schedule II
DRUG ACT - 2. After section 37, the following section shall be inserted,
namely:- "37A. Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the
genetically modified or engineered organisms or any matter or thing
connected with it to which are covered under the Biotechnology
Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2009.“
FOOD SAFETY ACT - 1. In section 13, in sub-section (3), in clause (c), the
words "organisms and" shall be omitted.
[Section 13 provides for appointment of Scientific Panel on “Genetically
Modified Organisms.”]
The Power of the MoH to have scientific panel on GMO has been
taken away
In the category of UNSAFE foods Section 3(zz) of the Food Safety
Act not amended to include Unsafe GM Foods? Why?
24. What about
Clinical
Trials
Section 3(g): "clinical trial"
means systematic study
of any new organism or
product specified in
Schedule I in human for
the purpose of generating
data for discovering or
verifying its clinical,
pharmacological (including
pharmacodynamic and
pharmacokinetic)
biological, or, adverse
effects with the objective
of determining safety,
efficacy or tolerance of
that organism or product;
25. Penal Clauses
Section 61 and 62 too weak and vague – Nobody can ever be
penalized for these violations – too many deliberate loopholes
No provision for penalty for concealment of information and for
concealment or misrepresentation about safety of GE products
No class action provisions
Civil procedure suggested though it would be a criminal wrong
Bar on action unless a person goes through the cumbersome BRAI
procedure
Offences not cognizable
In a Nut Shell – No body would ever be
punished for pushing the human race to
death, disease and devastation
26. Composition of the Committee
Three member weak body with short term of 3 years and
reappointment provision
No representation of State Governments
No bar on subsequent employment like the Human Rights
commission. Too weak (and full of loop holes) provisions for
employment in private sector by the members of the
commission and the advisory body.
Toothless Advisory body and scientific panels
Advisory body and scientific bodies can have endless
members from PRIVATE sector. In-fact all members can be
from Private Companies
27. See Schedule I – Part I
SCHEDULE I
(See section 18)
PARTI
1. Organisms and products mentioned under sub-paragraph (a) to (c) of
this Part which shall be regulated by the Authority.
(a) Any genetically engineered plant, animal, micro-organism, virus or
other animate organism that may have application in agriculture,
fisheries (including aquaculture), forestry or food production;
(b) Any genetically engineered plant, animal, micro-organism, virus or
other animate organism used as food;
(c) Any animal clones that may have application in agriculture, fisheries
or food production.
28. And Penal Provision for
Violating
Section 62(5): Whoever, himself or by any other person on his behalf,
conducts field trials with organisms or products specified in Part I or
Part III of Schedule I, in contravention of section 33 shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months
but which may extend to one year and with fine which may extend
to two lakh rupees or with both.
Interesting to Note: Word Clinical trial is missing
from the penal provision. No other penal provision
for violation of any condition related to Part I of
Schedule I. Field trials are also weakly defined in
Section 3(n). No body can ever be punished for it.
Section 3(n): "Field trials" means a field experiment of growing a genetically engineered
organism in the environment under specified terms and conditions which are intended to
mitigate the establishment and spread of the organism;
29. What’
What’s the Conclusion
India, Indian’s and all our children
are up
FOR SALE
By Corrupt Politicians and
Bureaucrats
[The Game is to control the world by controlling the entire food chain and getting the
chemicals and proteins into our body which will help them consolidate their position further.
Imagine, someone will get royalty and commission every time you feel hungry and every bite
of food you take. The diseases caused by the GE products would be treated only by the GE
medicines they will have. We are standing on door way of permanent slavery and disaster.]
30. Thank You
Questions
&
Comments
Bt Cotton is not pest-resistant as
Bt Cotton is not pest-resistant as
claimed earlier --MONSANTO
claimed earlier MONSANTO