date:Jan 16, 2013
gainst the offenders.
The presence of multiple acts and orders led to multiple controls over various commodities with conflicting provisions. The Government of India realised the need for harmonising the food laws as a pre-requisite for fostering growth in the food processing industry and successfully introduced the Integrated Food Safety Bill. In 2006, this Bill ultimately became the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA).
Further, a statutory regulatory body, the Food Safety and Standards Aut