The document discusses various agencies and standards that control India's national food supply. It outlines the Essential Commodities Act of 1955 that allows the government to regulate production, supply and distribution of essential foods and commodities. It also describes several standards set by agencies like the PFA, FPO, MPO, and AGMARK that specify requirements for foods' quality, safety, processing and labeling. The overall aim is to ensure availability of safe, wholesome food for consumers in India.

1. NATIONAL FOOD SUPPLY
CONTROL AGENCIES

4. FOOD STANDARDS IN INDIA
- Essential Commodities Act, 1955
- By Parliament of India
- Established to ensure delivery of commodities or products in which supplies can be blocked due
to a) hoarding or b) black marketing and affect the life of the people
- Included foods, drugs, and fuel
- Allows government to control production, supply, and distribution → ensures availability at fair
price
1) PFA Standards - Prevention of Food Adulteration, 1954
i) Sets minimum standards for all foods to be met by the manufacturer
ii) If a food does not meet the standards, it is said to be adulterated
2) FPO - Fruit Products Order, 1946
i) Brought under Essential Commodities Act in 1955
ii) Standards required for maintaining the quality of fruits & vegetables & products
manufactured from them
iii) Specifies hygienic and sanitary conditions for fruit and vegetable product manufacturers
iv) The FPO mark is a certification mark mandatory on all processed fruit products sold in
India such as packaged fruit beverages, fruit-jams, squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit
products, and fruit extracts, following the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006.

7. MPO - Meat Products Order
- Relates to quality of meat
and meat products
manufactured
- Factors:
- Health of animal
being slaughtered
- Hygiene of
slaughterhouses
- Microbial quality of
meats

9. FOOD STANDARDS IN INDIA
1) Vegetable Oil Control Order
i) Specifies grade and standards for edible oil and hydrogenated fats
2) AGMARK Standards
i) Formulated on physical and chemical characteristics of food
ii) For both natural and acquired products
iii) Graded foods:
(1) Ghee, vegetable oils, rice, butter, gur, eggs, groundnuts, potatoes, fruits, pulses,
spices
3) ECOMARK - by Bureau of Indian Standards, 2016
i) To preserve environment from pollutants
ii) Ensures that consumers do not purchase products with hazardous waste materials;
biodegradable materials used
iii) Covers coffee, tea, edible oil, infant food, beverages

11. 1) To develop science based standards for food and to regulate and monitor the manufacture,
processing, storage, distribution, sale and import of food so as to ensure the availability of
safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
2) Every package of food shall also carry the following information on the label:
(i) name of the food;
(ii) list of ingredients;
(iii) nutritional information;
(iv) declaration regarding veg. and non-veg;
(v) declaration regarding food additives; (vi) name and complete address of the
manufacturer;
(vi) net quantity;
(vii) lot/code/batch identification;
(viii) date of manufacturing or packing;
(ix) best before and use by date;