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FSSAI engages agencies for Food Safety, Quality Standards & Regulatory guidelines
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Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Mamata Chanda, New Delhi
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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has engaged agencies for finalisation of Food Safety and Quality Standards and Regulatory guidelines for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
According to S S Chahal, director, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the agencies shall suggest and finalise the procedure to be followed for adjudication of cases, procedure and powers of Tribunal, procedure of appeal, procedure for determination of cases for referring to appropriate courts and time-frame for such determination, assist in notifying standards and guidelines in relation to articles of food meant for human consumption, procedure for making or amending regulations in view of urgency concerning food safety or public health, assist in notifying the regulations pertaining to limits of additives, contaminants, toxicants, heavy metals etc., tolerance limits of pesticides, veterinary drugs residues etc., assist in finalising the procedures for manner of marking and labelling of foods, assisting in notifying the conditions and guidelines relating to food recall procedures.
The agencies shall also assist in notifying the registering authority and the manner of registration, the manner of making application for obtaining licence, the fee payable therefore and the circumstances under which such licence may be cancelled or forfeited, assist in finalising the procedures for getting the food analysed, details of fees etc., assist in finalising the functions and procedures to be followed by food laboratories, suggest and finalise the manner of sending sample for analysis and details of the procedure to be followed, assist in issuing guidelines or directions for participation in Codex meetings and preparation of response to Codex matters, assist in finalising the regulations relating to functioning of Food Safety Officer, Designated Officer and Commissioner of Food Safety any other residuary (related work pertaining to guidelines or procedure standards to be framed under section 91, 92 & 94 of the FSS Act).
It should be ensured that the Rules and Regulations proposed are in consonance with the spirit of the Act and keeping in view best practices followed at International level like EU Food Safety Authority, UK Food Safety Agency, Food and Drug Administration, USA, etc. During drafting of Rules and Regulations as per the provision of the Act, the agency should devise suitable mechanism for interface with industry and consumers. National Level Workshops may be organised and ensured that inputs gathered therein are duly incorporated while drafting Rules and Regulations, Chahal added.
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