1) What is FSSA, 2006 & why this Act is needed?
Ans: FSSA, 2006 is an Act enacted to keep with changing needs / requirements of time and to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. The Act was needed to bring out a single statutory body for food laws, standards setting and enforcement so that there is one agency to deal and no confusion in the minds of consumers, traders, manufacturers and investors which was due to multiplicity of food laws.
2) What does FSSAI do?
Ans: The mandate assigned to the Food Authority is (i) laying down science based standards for articles of food (ii) to regulate manufacture, storage, sdistribution, sale and import of food (iii) to facilitate food safety.
3) How consumers are benefitted through FSSA?
Ans: The representative of the consumer organizations are members of the Food Authorities and Central Advisory Committee. The consumer may analyze the samples of food on payment of fees. The in case of injury of death of consumer there is a provision for compensation to the consumer
4) How New Act will curb increasing food adulteration?
Ans: There will be better auditing, Food Safety Management System (FSMS), traceability, recall and other systems in place which will help in curbing food adulterants.
5) what is the List of Food Business Falling under the Preview of Central Licensing Authority ?
Ans: Following are the businesses falling under the preview of Central Licensing Authority :-
1. Dairy Units including milk chilling units equipped to handle or process more than 50,000 liters of liquid milk/day or 2500 MT of milk solid Per Annum.
2.Vegetable Oil Processing Units and Units producing Vegetable Oil by the process of solvent extraction and refineries including oil expeller unit having installed capacity more than 2 MT per day.
3.All Slaughter houses equipped to slaughter more than 50 large animals or 150 or more small animals including sheep and goats or 1000 or more poultry birds per day.
4.Meat Processing Units equipped to handle to process more than 500 kg of meat per day or 150 MT per annum.
5.All Food Processing Units other than mentioned under (1) to (4) including Re-labelers and Re-packers having installed capacity more than 2MT/day except grains, cereals, and pulses milling units.
6.100% Export Oriented Units.
7.All Importer importing food items including food ingredients and additives for commercial use.
8.All Food Business Operators manufacturing any article of food containing ingredients or substances or using technologies or processes or combination thereof whose safety has not been established through these regulations or which do not have been a history of safe use or food containing ingredients which are being introduced for the first time into the country.
9.Food Business Operator Operating in two or more states.
10.Food Catering Services in establishments and units under central government agencies like railways, air and airport, seaport, defense Etc
6) what is the List of Food Business Falling under the Preview of Registration ?
(a) Manufactures or sells any article of food himself or a petty retailer, hawker, itinerant vendor or temporary stall holder; or distributes foods including in any religious or social gathering except a caterer. OR
(b) Such other food businesses including small scale or cottage or such other industries relating to food business or tiny food businesses with an annual turnover not exceeding Rs 12 lakhs and/or whose:
a. Production capacity of food (other than milk and milk products and meat and meat products) does not exceed 100 kg/ltr per day OR
b. Procurement or handling and collection of milk is up to 500 liters of milk per day OR
c. Slaughtering capacity is 2 large animals or 10 small animals or 50 poultry birds per day or less
7) Is it mandatory to register under this Act ?
Ans: In exercise of the powers conferred under section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, FSSAI has proposed Draft of Food Safety and Standards Regulation, 2010 under which Part 3.2 makes it mandatory for all Food Business Operators in the country to be registered or licensed in accordance with the procedures laid down in the regulation.
8) Is there any penalty for non registration ?
Ans: Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety Officer. –
If a food business operator or importer without reasonable ground, fails to comply with the requirements of this Act or the rules or regulations or orders issued there under, as directed by the Food Safety Officer, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to two lakh rupees.
9) what is registration fees ?
Ans: 1.Fees for Registration Certificate
Rs 100/-
2.Fees for License issued by Central Licensing Authority
Rs 7500/-
3.Fees for License issued by State Licensing Authority
(a) Manufacture/Miller
(I) Above 1 MT per day production or 10,001 to 50,000 LPD of milk or 501 to 2500 MT of milk solids Per Annum Rs 5000/-
(II) Below 1 MT of production or 501 to 10,000 LPD of milk or 251 MT to 500 MT of milk solids per annum Rs 3000/-
(b) Hotels -3 Star And Above Rs 5000/-
(c) All Food Service Providers including Restaurants/Boarding Houses, Clubs etc Serving Food , Canteen (schools, colleges, office, institution), Caterers, Banquet Halls with Food Catering arrangement, Food Vendor like Dabba Wallas etc. Rs 2000/-
(d) Any Other Food Business Operator Rs 2000/-
For more info kindly visit : http://fssai.gov.in/
Source : food safety and standard act
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