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Issues with existing regulatory regime Nine different laws and eight different
ministries governing the food sector
Laws framed by different Ministries/Depts.
With different perspective and enforcement
approach
Overlapping laws with different quality
standards & labelling requirements
Ministry of Food
Processing Industries
Ministry of Food
Processing Industries
INDIAN
FOOD LAWS
Agricultural Produce
(Grading & Marketing) Act
Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
THE ACT
The
Act
covers
activities
throughout the food distribution
chain, from primary production
through distribution to retail and
catering.
To
regulate,
monitor
the
manufacture,
for
veterinary
Food
drugs,
additives,
heavy
contaminants,
metals,
mycotoxin,
REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT AT ST
FOOD SAFETY
COMMISSION
ER
APPELATE
TRIBUNAL
REFERAL LAB
ACCREDITED
LAB
FOOD
ANALYST
SPECIAL
COURT
DESIGNATED
OFFICER
FOOD SAFETY
OFFICER
ADJUDICATIN
G OFFICER
prosecution
for
offences
State
Licensing
Authority
Registering
Authority
Food
Safety
Officer or any
official
in
Panchayat,
Municipal
Corporation or
any other local
body
in
an
area,
notified
as such by the
State
Food
Safety
Commissioner
for the purpose
Designated
Officers
appointed
under
Section
36(1) of the Act
by
the
Food
Safety
Commissioner
of a State or UT
for the purpose
of licensing and
monitoring.
Central
Licensing
Authority
Designated
Officer
appointed by the
Chief
Executive Officer
of the
FSSAI
in his capacity of
Food
Safety
Commissioner
Registration required
the
Food Business
LICENSINGfor
AND
REGISTRATION
OF FOOD
Operator, who
BUSINESS.
STATE
GOVERNMENT
COMMISSIONER OF FOOD
SAFETY
34 STATES/UT
REGISTRATION
AUTHORITY
City municipal
corporation,
town
Panchayat,
Gram
panchayat
CENTRAL
LICENSING
AUTHORITY
LICENSING
AUTHORITY
DESIGNATED
OFFICER
LICENSING
AUTHORITY
FOOD SAFETY
OFFICER
(for Inspection and
Monitoring Food
Business operators)
FSSAI
Head
Quarters
(Licensing)
ZONAL
DIRECTORS &
OTHER
OFFICERS (for
inspections &
Monitoring)
Processing of
Application
Either grant or
reject Registration
Certificate,
Issue notice for
inspection
After the
Inspection grant
the registration
Application
Form A
Fees Rs
100/-
Within 7 days
of receipt of
application
If no respons
Within a
period of
30 days
Food Business
operator may start
business
Application
Form B
Documents +
Fees
If
re no
sp
on
se
No improvement
No inspection
No improvement
io
ct
pe
ed
s
s
s
in t
If por oce
re t pr
no
Fresh applica
After 90 days
ADJUDICATI
NG OFFICER
State Govt. to
notify
Adjudicating
Officer
not
below the rank
of Addl. District
Magistrate.
FOOD
SAFETY
APPELLET
TRIBUNAL
Central Govt.
or State Govt.
may
notify
and establish
one or more
tribunals
known as Food
Safety
Appellate
Tribunals
SPECIAL
COURTS
Central Govt.
or State
Govt. may
constitute
special
courts for
trial of
offences
relating to
grievous
Offences:
Causing food to be injurious
Abstracting any constituent
Deliberate adulteration
Nonconformance in Label
information etc.,
Penalties:
Penalties: