CURRENT STATUS
Dr. N. N. Zade
Director of Extension Education and
Trainings,
Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences
University, Nagpur
Food
"Food"
Food
Eating
food is a
risky
process
Innate Immunity
and traditional
culinary practices
are major
protective factors
Food Safety
A
Assurance
food habits
Increased
processing
and handling
Changing
processes,
products
Globalization
trade
of food
CD
C,
Unseasonal
Flooding
Higher
Changes
Fo
ba od
ct bo
er rn
ia
tox
Myco
s
GM
Allerg
en
s
in
Pla
n
t
dis
ase e
s
ni
Sa ti
ta /
on al
qu
ity
Food Industry
India
India
This
Food
Food Industry
The
The
food laws
quality/safety standards
information dissemination to
consumers
Laws
framed by different
Ministries/Depts. With different
perspective and enforcement
approach
Overlapping
Fruits
1955"
Meat
Vegetable
Edible
Solvent
Milk
FSSA
EOP Order
1988
MMPO 1992
MFPO 1973
VOP Order
1947
A
Solvent Extracted
Oil, De-oiled Meal
and Edible Flour
(Control) Order,
1967
Chronology
Food Safety and Standards Act ,2006 passed by Indian Parliament and notified
on 24th August, 2006
Scope of FSSA
Stake Holders
Research
institute
s/
laborato
ries
Regulator
s
Industry
Food
Safety
Farmers
organizati
ons
Govt.
Agencies
Consumer
organizati
ons
Objectives of FSSA
1
A leap forward
Full time
officers
Safety
Single
authorit
y
Monitoring
and
surveillanc
e
Laboratori
es in
public and
private
sectors
involved
A leap forward
Multilevel,
Single
reference point
Integrated
response
Decentralization
High
of licensing
Transparent
regulatory mechanism
A leap forward
Investor
friendly mechanism
Adequate
Speedy
information dissemination
disposal of cases
Consistency
Salient features
Involvement
making
The apex body has wider representation of food
based standards
Salient features
Improved
regulatory structure
country
Salient features
Improved
monitoring system
Salient features
Improved
justice delivery
criminal penalties
Provision for Adjudication and fast track
disposal of cases
Constitution of Tribunals
Salient features
Promotion
of innovations
empowerment
analysed
Salient features
Accountability
Provision for penalty against officer (Upto 1
lakh)
In all cases prior notice to FBO
Private
audit/inspections
Accreditation of private Laboratories
Mechanism of regulation
CEO,
FSSAI
Commissioner
of food safety
states
Registrat
ion
authority
Municipal
corporation
Nagar Nigam
Gram panchayat
Licensing
authority
Designat
ed officer
Licensing
authority
Food
safety
officer
Central
licensing
authority
FSSAI
headquar
ter
monitorin
g
Zonal
Director
and
other
officers
Implementation
Registration required for the Food Business Operator,
who is a
manufactures
such
meat and meat products) does not exceed 100 kg/ltr per day or
Production or procurement or collection of milk is up to 100 litres of
Implementation
Central License required for the Food Business Operator,
who:
Dairy
Vegetable
All
Meat
All
Implementation
100
All
All
Retail
Food
Issues in
implementation
Volume
Central
Licensing
Big Scale
State
licensing
Medium
scale
Food
Busines
s
Operato
rs
Petty
Food
Business
Operators
State
licensing
Small
Scale
Issues in
implementation
HR
requirementLaboratory
profession
als
Regulators
HR
requireme
nt
FBOs
Auditors
Progress So Far
Constitution
of Authority, scientific
Committee, and 8 Expert Panels
Notification
Transparency
in online registration
Accreditation
of 61 private labs
Accreditation
of 12 Food Safety
Management System agencies
Progress So Far
89
Food
Surveillance
survey- Milk
Sampling
Action
Challenges Ahead
Setting
Risk
based Assessment
Effective
Traceability,
Inform,
Food
Capacity
Building
Research
and Development