{"id":70019,"date":"2023-12-30T18:50:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T13:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?p=70019"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:57:10","slug":"fssai-food-safety-and-standards-authority-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/fssai-food-safety-and-standards-authority-of-india","title":{"rendered":"FSSAI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Provision: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0Food Safety and Standards Authority of India\u00a0(FSSAI) is a\u00a0<\/span><b>statutory body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0formed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and operates under the Union\u00a0<\/span><b>Ministry of Health and Family Welfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Food Safety and Standards Authority of India\u00a0(FSSAI)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FSSAI Full Form: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0Food Safety and Standards Authority of India<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Setting Up:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI came into existence on 5 September 2008 under the <\/span><b>Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was operationalized in 2006.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 <\/span><b>consolidated all former acts and orders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> related to food safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced acts like Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Fruit Products Order, 1955, Meat Food Products Order, 1973.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947, Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order 1988, Solvent Extracted Oil, Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992, De- Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967\u00a0 also ceased to exist.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Mandate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has the mandate of <\/span><b>regulating the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of food articles, and also establishing standards to ensure\u00a0food safety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Key Objectives of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set standards of food products<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop safe food practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure compliance through inspections<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Train and build capacity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test food for standards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">License food businesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens Outreach<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b><a title=\"Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/food-safety-standards-authority-of-india-fssai\/#:~:text=FSSAI%20has%20been%20established%20under,in%20various%20Ministries%20and%20Departments.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Safety and Standards Authority of India<\/a>: Structure and Organization<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is made up of <\/span><b>22 members and a chairperson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. One-third of the members must be women.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>chairperson of FSSAI is appointed by the\u00a0central government<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and he must have held the position of not below the rank of Secretary to the\u00a0Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FSSAI also includes a <\/span><b>team of scientists and researchers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the testing of food quality. There are also separate committees and panels consisting of experts from scientific backgrounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The location of FSSAI is located in <\/span><b>New Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It has 4 regional offices located in\u00a0<\/span><b>Delhi,\u00a0Mumbai,\u00a0Kolkata, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b>\u00a0Chennai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Powers\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Setting Food Safety Standards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has the power to <\/span><b>lay down regulations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to implement food safety standards in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Food testing Accreditation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FSSAI has powers to <\/span><b>set up guidelines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for accreditation of laboratories for food testing in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Inspecting Powers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Food safety officers have the\u00a0<\/span><b>right to enter and inspect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> any place where food products are manufactured, stored, or exhibited.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Functions<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Food Safety Research:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Research and Development division of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is responsible for <\/span><b>research in the field of food safety standards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They continuously try to adopt international food standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Quality Assurance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI has been mandated to perform various functions related to <\/span><b>setting up of quality and standards of food and drinks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Scientific Advice in Food Matters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The FSSAI provides <\/span><b>scientific advice and technical support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Central Government in terms of food matters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Identifying Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI is required to collect\u00a0data <\/span><b>regarding food consumption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, contamination, emerging risks, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Promoting Food Safety Information:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI has to promote awareness about <\/span><b>food safety<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and nutrition in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Training Individuals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI is required to train people who are <\/span><b>involved or intend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get involved in food businesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regular Inspection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI is required to inspect <\/span><b>food-producing and manufacturing companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regularly to ensure the standards are at par with the guidelines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Criticism<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Updating Standards:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Since standards are a dynamic process based on the <\/span><b>latest developments in\u00a0food science and food consumption pattern<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India needs to keep updating its guidelines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time-consuming process:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The process of formulating standards for food products under<\/span><b> Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a time-consuming process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Shortage of Manpower:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI needs to have a <\/span><b>pool of qualified manpower<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to test and approve the standards of food being manufactured.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Improving Technology:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI has inadequate access to funds to obtain <\/span><b>advanced<\/b> <b>technologies\u00a0for food testing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lack of Infrastructure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are inadequate food testing labs under FSSAI, making the process of <\/span><b>food standardization difficult<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to implement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Difference of Opinion with Other Stakeholders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI and the food processing ministry have <\/span><b>differences of opinion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regarding food standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lack of Proper Scrutiny:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FSSAI is found to have issued licenses on the basis of <\/span><b>incomplete documents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in more than 50 per cent of cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Initiatives\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a title=\"State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2023\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/food-safety-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Food Safety Index<\/a> (SFSI):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was developed in 2018 to motivate the States and Union Territories to <\/span><b>enhance their performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and work towards establishing an appropriate food safety ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eat Right India:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With the Eat Right India campaign, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India not just provides food to one and all, but also seeks to <\/span><b>provide quality food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to everyone.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FSSAI has developed this campaign with the intention to make <\/span><b>good quality food accessible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to every citizen of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Save Food, Share Food, Share Joy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The intention has been designed with an intention of <\/span><b>avoiding food wastage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and promoting food donation.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The campaign aims to bring together <\/span><b>food-collecting agencies and the food-producing companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that they can share the food with the ones in need.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Heart Attack Rewind: It is a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mass media campaign of FSSAI to support FSSAI\u2019s target of <\/span><b>eliminating trans fat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India by the year 2022.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Clean Street Food:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The campaign has been initiated with the intention of trai<\/span><b>ning the street food vendors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and making them aware of the violations as per the FSS Act 2006.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Way Forward<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Better Enforcement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has to conduct a <\/span><b>detailed survey of food business<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> activity under their jurisdiction to ensure better enforcement and administration of food standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" 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