The document discusses food legislation and regulations in different countries. It explains that food products must comply with local laws and regulations to gain market access in a country. These laws ensure food safety and suitability for consumers. Regulations may be based on international standards set by Codex Alimentarius or a country's own rules. The document then discusses India's food laws and regulations, including the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006, and the roles of the Bureau of Indian Standards and AGMARK in setting standards and certifying that products meet those standards. Finally, it briefly outlines the structure and responsibilities of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition regarding food safety in the United States.

1. LEGISLATION REGULATIONS OF
FOOD PRODUCTS
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2. OBJECTIVE
• To meet a country’s sanitary and phytosanitary
requirements, food must comply with the local laws and
regulations to gain market access.
• These laws ensure the safety and suitability of food for
consumers.
• Factors on which it depends
In some countries food laws also govern food quality and composition
standards

3. The requirement of food regulation may be
based on several factors such as
whether a country adopts international norms developed by
the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
and the World Health Organization or a country may also
has its own suite of food regulations.
Each country regulates food differently and has its own
food regulatory framework.

4. Food laws in our country
The Indian Parliament has recently passed the Food Safety and Standards
Act, 2006 that overrides all other food related laws. Such as;
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 1988
Solvent Extracted Oil, De- Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control)
Order, 1967,
Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 etc are repealed after
commencement of FSS Act, 2006.

5. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Main Activities
Harmonious development of standardization, marking and quality certification.
To provide new thrust to standardization and quality control.
To evolve a national strategy for according recognition to standards and
integrating them with growth and development of production and exports.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, resolves to
be the leader in all matters concerning Standardization, Certification and Quality.
INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION [now known as BUREAU OF INDIAN
STANDARDS set up on 6 JANUARY 1947.
BIS is functioning under MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION, GOVT OF INDIA as a statutory body under BIS ACT, 1986 with effect
from 1 APRIL 1987.

6. Laboratory Management
International Activities
Training Services
To Product
Food color, additives, vanaspathi, containers for packing,
milk powder and condensed milk.
Quality Management System
Environmental Management Systems
Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Food Safety Management System
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
Imported Products
CERTIFICATION

7. FUNCTIONS OF BIS
Laboratory Management
International Activities
Training Services
To formulate Indian Standards for Various articles, processes, methods of
test, codes of practices etc. and promote their implementation.
To coordinate the efforts of producers and users for making improvements in
the materials, products.
To operate ISI certification scheme and establish own laboratories to meet
the requirement of testing Quality Management System.
BIS is a member of ISO and IEC

8. For getting an license to use ISI mark on the products, the manufactures have
to apply to BIS for permission.
While issuing the permission they send BIS person to inspect the factory, verify
the capabilities of manufacture to produce and also test the products on
continuous basis in accordance with the relevant Indian standards.
Quality Control System measures at various stages like : Raw material, Diff.
stages of production, Finished product stage (supervisory to ensure the
quality)
Quality Audit System under which they draw the samples from factory store.
They also check quality of the products and other facilities and after satisfying
themselves they give permission to use ISI mark.
Authority of license

9. AGMARK
AGMARK is a Quality Certification Mark .
It ensures quality and purity of a product.
The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection enforces the Agricultural Produce
(Grading and Marking) Act, 1937. Under this Act Grade standards are
prescribed for agricultural and allied.
It acts as a Third Party Guarantee to Quality Certified.
Quality standards for agricultural commodities are framed based on their
intrinsic quality.
Food safety factors are being incorporated in the standards to complete in
World Trade.

10. Products available under AGMARK are as follows:-
Pulses, Whole spices & ground spices, Vegetable oils, Wheat Products
and Milk products.
Other products such as Honey, Compounded asafetida, Rice, Tapioca Sago,
Seedless tamarind, Besan (Gram flour)
Standards are being harmonized with international standards keeping in view
the WTO requirements. Certification of agricultural commodities is carried out
for the benefit of producer/manufacturer and consumer.

11. Authority of license and Operates
For getting an license to use ISI mark on the products, the manufactures have
to apply to AGMARK for permission.
While issuing the permission they send AGMARK to inspect the factory, verify
the capabilities of manufacture to produce and also test the products on
continuous basis in accordance with the relevant Indian standards.
Quality Control System measures at various stages like : Raw material, Diff.
stages of production, Finished product stage (supervisory to ensure the
quality)
Quality Audit System under which they draw the samples from factory store.
They also check quality of the products and other facilities and after satisfying
themselves they give permission to use ISI mark. Contd….

12. Operates
For example butter manufacturer has labeled AGMARK on his product.
then AGMARK send his chemist to inspect the factory, verify the capabilities of
manufacture. to produce and also test the products on continuous basis in
accordance with the relevant Indian standards.
Quality Control System measures at various stages like : Raw material, Diff.
stages of production, Finished product stage (supervisory to ensure the
quality) eg: BR reading, FFA, Baudouin test, RM and Polenske value etc
Quality Audit System under which they draw the samples from factory store.
They also check quality of the products and other facilities and after satisfying
themselves they give permission to use ISI mark.

13. The FDA is formed in 1906 and has its headquarters at White Oak, Maryland. The agency also
has 223 field offices and 13 laboratories located throughout the 50 states. In 2008, the FDA
started opening offices in foreign countries, including China, India, Costa Rica, Chile, Belgium,
and the United Kingdom.
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is the branch of the FDA that is responsible for ensuring
the safety and accurate labelling of nearly all food products in the United States. One exception is meat products
derived from traditional domesticated animals, such as cattle and chickens, which fall under the jurisdiction of the
United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service.
CFSAN's activities include establishing and maintaining food standards, such as standards of identity (for example,
what the requirements are for a product to be labelled, "yogurt") and standards of maximum acceptable
contamination. CFSAN also sets the requirements for nutrition labelling of most foods. Both food standards and
nutrition labelling requirements are part of the Code of Federal Regulations. Bottled water is regulated in America
by the FDA. State governments also regulate bottled water. Tap water is regulated by state and local regulations, as
well as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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