Brief note in respect of food safety and standard act 2006 sr. Preventing import, manufacture, sale or distribution of adulterated and misbranded food to prevent all types of food adulterations. The legislation that dealt with food safety in india was the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 hereinafter referred to as pfa. Objective to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. The food safety and standards act, 2006 officially repeals the regulatory framework established by the prevention of food adulteration pfaact, 1954, and rules, 1955, the fruit products order, 1955, the meat food products order, 1973, the vegetable oil products control.
An act to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 aims at making provisions for the prevention of adulteration of food. Food safety and standards act comes into force news18. Prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 bare acts. Inexercise of the powers conferred by subsection 2 of section 4 and subsection 1 of section 23 of the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 37 of 1954 the central government, after consultation with the central committee for food standards. The object of the present chapter is to find out those factors which undermines the efficacy of the act and machinery in combating adulteration. In this act unless the context otherwise requires, 1i adulterant means any material which is or could be employed for the purpose of adulteration. The pfa had been in place for over 50 years and there was a necessity for change due to varied reasons which include the changing requirements of our food industry. The labelling of prepacked irradiated food shall be in accordance with the provisions of rule 32 and rule 42 of the prevention of food adulteration rules, 1955 and the provisions of the atomic energy control of irradiation of food rules, 1991, under the. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, 1 these rules may be called the prevention of food adulteration rules, 1955.
The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 37 of 1954 20894 29th september, 1954 an act to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. Act and the rules made thereunder to make the act and the administrative machinery omnipotent, it is a bitter reality that adulteration is rampant in the country. Prohibition of import of certain articles of food 14 6. Identification and prevention of adulteration guidance document adulteration is one of the major concerns of the spice industry and this guidance document provides a tool for companies to identify circumstances when adulteration may occur and then take steps to prevent it. It came into force on 1st june, 1955 as the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 37 of 1954. The prevention of food adulteration rules, 1955 part i preliminary rule page 1. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 37 of 1954 is a consumer protection legislation, which is designed to prevent adulteration of food stuffs.
Definitions central committee for food standards and central food. The cental committee for food standards 12 3a appointement of secretary and other staff 14 4. Prevention of food adulteration rules 1955 indianbureaucracy. Food laws and standards foods technology food tech. Notwithstanding the repeal by this act of any corresponding law, all rules, regulations and byelaws relating to the prevention of adulteration of food, made under such corresponding law and in force immediately before the commencement of this act shall except where and so far as they are inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions of this act, continue in force until altered, amended or repealed by rules made under this act. The objective of the pfa act is to protect the consumers against impure, unsafe and fraudulently.
In this act, unless the context otherwise requires, 5a civil rights. Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of customs officers 15 7. The act also intends to penalize the dealers who are engaged in the production and sale of contaminated food substance. Historically, the regulatory process of food laws was to discourage fraudulent practices of food adulteration which changed with the advent of globalization in july. Labs, guntur, andhra pradesh, india food is adulterated to increase the quantity and make more profit. The prevention of food adulteration act,1954 37 of 1954 29th september, 1954 ao act to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. Central food laboratory 14 general provisions as to food 5.
Prevention of food adulteration act 1954 fssa 2006. The act was passed in 1954 and extends to the whole of india. Cognizance and trial of offences 47 20a power of court to implead manufacturer, etc. The food is sucked of its nutrients and the place where the food is grown is often contaminated. Prevention of food adulteration act 1954 and the prevention of food adulteration rules 1955 as amended from time to time are enforced in the state of tamil nadu. Based on the experiences of the west, a most comprehensive definition of food adulteration has been given for pfa prevention of food adulteration act 1955 of india. Ministry of health notification new delhi, the 12th september, 1955 s. The act extends to the whole of india and came into force on 1st june 1955. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 and rules, 1955.
The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 introduction the prevention of food adulteration bill was passed by both the house of parliament and received the assent of the president on 29th september, 1954. Identification and prevention of adulteration guidance. The prevention of food adulteration act aimed at the avoidance of adulteration of food which may affect unhealthy living conditions. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Consequently, the national food law, namely the prevention of food adulteration act pfa act, was enacted in 1954 act 37, which came into force from 1 june 1955, vide notification no. Be it enacted by parliament in the fifth year of the republic, of india as follow. Food adulteration rules, 1955, which the central government, after consultation with the central committee for food standards, proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 1 of section 23 of the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 37 of 1954, is hereby. Central government act the prevention of food adulteration rules, 1955 the prevention of food adulteration rules, 19551 1. In leela ram v state of punjab, 10 punjab and haryana high court held that the. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 introduction. Under the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954, and the prevention of food adulteration rules, 1955, they can be prosecuted for contravention of any of the provisions thereof, and under the quality control rules they are liable for departmental action such. The legislation which first worked with food safety in india was the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954. Health minister adoor prakash told reporters here on friday that the act and rules were being implemented in the state along with the other states. Food safety and standard act2006 1 date of implementation of food safety standard act 2006 5.
The main objective of the prevention of food adulteration act is to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. Broadly, the pfa act covers food standards, general procedures for sampling. Chapterx prevention of food adulteration section a. It is not universally consumed by people as food, still it is an article of food9. The centre had passed the act in 2006 by repealing the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixth year of the republic of india as follows. Following measures have been taken by the government to control the quality of food. Prevention of food adulteration direcotorate of public. One of the early acts to be promulgated in this connection was the prevention of food adulteration act of 1954, which has been in force since june 1, 1955. It regulated the laws of the food industry along with six other laws the fruit product order of 1955. Be it enacted by parliament in the fifth year of the republic of india as follows. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 law house.
Adulteration pfa act, 1954, and rules, 1955 and its amendments. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 1 ch06. Drastic measures in the form of a comprehensive legislation have become essential. Food adulteration an overview sciencedirect topics. The act aims at the abatement of adulteration in food articles of human consumption commonly used by the people so as to enable the people to have access to wholesome and unadulterated. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 and rules, 1955 2. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 37 of 1954 act as on date modified up to 1995 29th september 1954 an act to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. It came into force on ist june, 1955 as the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 37 of 1954. The prevention of food adulteration bill was passed by both the house of parliament and received the assent of the president on 29th september, 1954.
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