Fssa

About FssaI And its work

1. “ IMPLIMENTATION EFFECT OF FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARD ACT ON FOOD INDUSTRY (milk and meat)” Goswami Mayank. M .

2. Food Scenario Hi s t o r y   &   E v olution  o f   F S S A I   Objectives Food Safety and Standard ACT, 2006 Di f f e r e n c e   b e t w een   PFA a nd FSSAI Functions and Duties of FSSAI O r g ani z a tional   S t ruc t u r e   Enforcement Licence   and Registration of FSSAI Enforcement of Penalty Effect of FSSAI The new Regime Conclusion               

3. Source: KPMG notes on India (2009), Times of India, Govt. websites 52% cultivable land (World average 11%) All 15 major climates in the world exist in India 46 out of 60 soil types exist in India 20 agro-climatic regions Sunshine hours and day length are ideally suited for round the year cultivation 1 2 3 6 Milk, Pulses Tea, Spices Livestock population Mango Wheat, Rice Fruits, Vegetables Sugarcane Coarse grains Edible oilseeds Poultry 7 Marine 10% world’s arable land (160mhectare); 1/5 world’s irrigated land 3 rd largest producer of agriculture commodities World Share of Agri. production : Mango 50 % Tea 28% Milk 15% Fruits 10% Vegetables 10% Cashew 36 % Banana 20 % 9500 medicinal/aromatic plants species Food Scenario of INDIA

4. INDIAN FOOD LAWS PFA Act 1954 and Rules Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Fruit Products Order MOFPI Milk and Milk Products Order Department of Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture Standards of Weights and Measures Act and Packaged Commodity Rules, The Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, The Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, The Solvent Extracted Oil, De-oiled Meal, and Edible Flour (Control) Order Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Export (Quality Control & Inspection) Act Department of Commerce Ministry of Commerce & Industry Meat Food Products Order Ministry of Food Processing Industries Agricultural Produce (Grading & Marketing) Act Department of Agriculture and Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture History of Food laws in India

5. Need for Change Essential Com. Act Packaged Commodities Rules Consumer Protection Act B.I.S. VOP Control Order VOP ( Std of Quality) SEO Control Order2

6. W h y FS S Ac t ?  Mul t i p l i c ity o f f o od laws, stan d ard setting and enfo r c em ent agen c ies fo r di f ferent se c to r s o f food . V aried Q u ality/Safe t y standards rest r ic t ing i n nova ti on i n f o od p r o d ucts .   Thin s p r e ad of and m anp o we r , poor lab o ra t o r ies i n f r astr u c t u r e o t her res o urc e s no n - con d u c i v e to e f fe c ti v e fi x ation o f stan d ards . Sta n dar d s ri g id and no n - r e s p onsi v e t o s c ient i fic advance m ents and m o d ernizati o n . Poo r I n f o r m ation disseminated to cons u m er level .   6

7. F S S A , 20 6 F o od Saf e ty and Standards Bill piloted by MO F PI, pass e d by p ar l iament in M o nso o n s e s s ion and approved by Pre s ident in Septembe r , 2 06 5 Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected there with or incidental thereto. (fssai.gov.in)

8. Objectives of FSSA

9. FSSA 2006 replaced the following Acts S ection 97

10. Present Food Regulatory System FOOD Related Regulations/ Guidance MANDATORY VOLUNTARY COMPULSORY AGMARK/BIS EC FSSA BIS /AGMARK ISO HACCP CODEX

11. FSSA 2006 The 12 chapters of FSSA 2006 CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY CHAPTER II : FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA CHAPTER III : GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD SAFETY CHAPTER IV : GENERAL POVISIONS AS TO ARTICLES OF FOOD CHAPTER V : PROVISIONS RELATING TO IMPORT CHAPTER VI : SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS TO FOOD SAFETY CHAPTER VII : ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT CHAPTER VIII : ANALYSIS OF FOOD CHAPTER IX : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES CHAPTER X : ADJUDICATION AND FOOD SAFETY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL CHAPTER XI : FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS CHAPTER XII : MISCELLANEOUS

12. Definition of Food Chain Sequence of stages and operations involved in production, processing, distribution , storage & handling of a food & food ingredients from primary production to consumption.

13. Key Elements of FSSA 2006 Food safety management system GHP Scope covers all commercial food Packaging & labelling including nutrition Guidelines for imported food Risk assessment Communication Product recall Penalty for unhygienic processing

14. 9 Less C o urt C a ses but H E A VY P A N E L TIES ! P F A FSSAI Mu l tiple A uth o ri t i e s Single A uth o ri t y , Single R eference P o int Adult e r ation F ood Safe t y In sp ecti o n/Con t r o l (re g ulat o ry regim e ) M o nit o ring Sur v e i l l ance (s e lf c o mp liance) I n s u ff i c ie n t Enforcement/ P erso nn el F ull time F ood Safe t y O f f i c er a n d D e s i gnated O f f i c ers U n der F S C Direct p r o s e cu t ion b y c o urt ² no a pp eal b ef o re mo v ing to c o urt G r a d ed f ine & p e nalties fo r off ences th r o ugh a d ju d icati o n p r o ces s . Fo o d Safe t y T ribu n als No p ro v i s io n s of improvement n otices Pro v i s ion of improvement n otices G M P / G H P Not m a n d ate G M P / G H P Mandat o ry (S c he d ule -‐ 4) Improp e r Co n trol on Import Pro p er Import Co n tro l / Stru c ture Less C o urt C a ses but H E A VY P A N E L TIES ! P F A FSSAI Mu l tiple A uth o ri t i e s Single A uth o ri t y , Single R eference P o int Adult e r ation In sp ecti o n/Con t r o l (re g ulat o ry regim e ) M o nit o ring Sur v e i l l ance (s e lf c o mp liance) I n s u ff i c ie n t Enforcement/ P erso nn el F ull time F ood Safe t y O f f i c er a n d D e s i gnated O f f i c ers U n der F S C Direct p r o s e cu t ion b y c o urt ² no a pp eal b ef o re mo v ing to c o urt G r a d ed f ine & p e nalties fo r off ences th r o ugh a d ju d icati o n p r o ces s . Fo o d Safe t y T ribu n als No p ro v i s io n s of improvement n otices Pro v i s ion of improvement n otices G M P / G H P Not m a n d ate G M P / G H P Mandat o ry (S c he d ule -‐ 4) Improp e r Co n trol on Import Pro p er Import Co n tro l / Stru c ture

15. SOME DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF FOOD AUTHORITY ARE : Prepare the standards and guide lines to regulate safety of food . Setting of Limits for food additives, contaminants, Residues, processing aids etc. Food labelling standards including claims on health, nutrition, special dietary uses and food category systems for foods . Accreditation of certification bodies engaged in certification of FSMS . Accreditation of laboratories and their notification to stakeholders. Method of sampling, analysis and exchange of information among enforcement authorities. Procedure and the enforcement of quality control.

16. FOOD SAFETY COMMISSIONER APPELATE TRIBUNAL FOOD SAFETY OFFICER ACCREDITED LAB REFERAL LAB FOOD ANALYST DESIGNATED OFFICER ADJUDICATING OFFICER SPECIAL COURT ENFORCEMENT OF FSSA

17. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESS…. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Registration required for the Food Business Operator, who – Manufactures or sells any article of food himself or a petty retailer, hawker, itinerant vendor or temporary stall holder; or Food business including small scale or cottage or tiny food businesses with an annual turnover not exceeding Rs 12 lakhs and or whose- Production capacity of food ( other than milk and milk products and 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 milk per day or Slaughtering capacity is 2 large animals or 10 small animals or 50 poultry birds per day or less than that

18. Who Require License: [ See Regulation2.1.2, Regulation 2.1.3 and Regulation2.1.7] License / Renewal of license under FSSA, 2006 for kind of business: Manufacturing/Processing including sorting, grading etc. Packaging Relabeling ( by third party under own packing and labeling) Storage/Warehouse/Cold Storage Retail Trade Wholesale Trade Distributor/Supplier Transporter of food Milk collection/chilling Slaughter House Solvent extracting unit Solvent extracting and oil refining plant Importing Catering, Dhabha or any other food vending establishment Club /canteen

19. O n line Licensi n g F acili t a tion

20. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESS…. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Central License required for the Food Business Operator, who – Dairy units including milk chilling units process more than 50 thousand litres of liquid milk/day or 2500 MT of milk solid per annum . All slaughter houses equipped to slaughter more than 50 large animals or 150 or more small animals or 1000 or more poultry birds per day Meat processing units equipped to handle or process more than 500 kg of meat per day or 150 MT per annum All food processing units other than mentioned above having installed capacity more than 2 MT/day.

21. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESS…. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Contd … 100 % Export Oriented Units All Importers importing food items for commercial use. All Food Business Operators manufacturing any article of Food which does not fall under any of the food categories prescribed under these regulations or deviates in any way from the prescribed specification for additives therein. Retail chains operating in three or more states. Food catering services in establishments and units under Central government Agencies like Railways, Air and airport, Seaport, Defence etc .

22. OFFENCES: ENFORCEMENT OF THE PENALTY

23. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT………. Substandard food : Up to ` 2.00 lakhs Misbranded : Up to ` 3.00 lakhs Misleading advertisement : Up to ` 10.00 lakhs Food with extraneous matter : Up to ` 1.00 lakhs Fail to meet the requirements as directed by FSO : Up to ` 2.00 lakhs Unhygienic / unsanitary preparations : Up to ` 1.00 lakhs Adulterant not injurious to health : Up to ` 2.00 lakhs Adulterant injurious to health: Up to ` 10.00 lakhs Penalties :

24. Unsafe food – but does not cause immediate injury :- 6 months imprisonment with fine of `1.0 lakh Unsafe food causing non-grievous injury : 1 year imprisonment with fine of ` 3.00 lakh Compensation in case for injury: up to `1.00 lakh Causing grievous injury : 6 years imprisonment with fine of ` 5.00 lakh Compensation in case for grievous injury : up to ` 3.00 lakh Causing death : 7 years or life imprisonment and fine of ` 10.00 lakh Compensation in case of death: 5.00 lakh Penalties Cont …….

25. Effect of FSSAI In Milk Industry.

26. Report on milk adulteration. 68 % milk in country non-conforming to FSSAI standard: Government of India. More than 68 per cent of milk in the country does not conform to the standards set by the  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India   (FSSAI ), the Centre has told the Supreme Court on a plea for checking sale of synthetic and adulterated milk and various  dairy products .

27. Out of 60,439 milk samples collected from across the state, as many as 4,755 samples were found adulterated . Its report on milk adultration submitted Rajasthan government magnitude to High Court. Eight percent of milk samples tested during the month-long period from January 20 to February 20 at laboratories of the state dairy department have been found adulterated. Food adulteration in Rajasthan .

28. Mother Dairy Milk Samples Show Detergent and Frozen Fat The recently Mother Dairy Ghaziabad in news, FDA of U.P state Government, reported milk is adulterated. Mother Dairy rejected the test reports and asked for a re-test of the samples at the Kolkata-based Central Food Laboratory. Now it seems that the Kolkata-based Central Food Laboratory has found detergent and frozen fat in the samples of milk that were re-tested

29. FSSAI regulates standards for Melamine in Milk. According to the amendment a new section has been added to the regulation called ‘Other contaminants’ in the Food Safety and Standards Regulations , 2011. . The new regulation deals with the maximum levels of melamine in infant formula as well as other milk products. M elamine is a “an organic base chemical most commonly found in the form of white crystals rich in nitrogen.

30. Gutter fate for adulterated milk and ghee Agra: - As much as 5000 liters of pungent s melling sour milk was thrown in the gutter by the team of Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA ) in Etah district. In Ashok vihar colony, Found 234 kilograms of ghee from same fate. Two persons from the godown have been arrested in this regard and have been identified as Jitendar Singh and Adwadesh . Both were allegedly involved in adulteration of milk products.

31. Supreme Court asks for the strict action on Adulteration in Milk and Milk Products The apex court has strongly reacted while terming it a very serious situation and has asked the Centre to make Milk Adulteration a severe offense and has further recommended for a penalty of life imprisonment.

32. Ban on Import of Milk from China Extended for a Further Period of One Year Chinese milk contain substances like melamine, that is unsafe for human consumption, The ban, which has been in force since September 2008, has again been…July 2, 2014 In " FSSAI“ . It has been extended for a further period of one year, till June 23, 2016 by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) .

33. Effect of FSSAI In Meat Industry .

34. European Union Relaxes Ban on Indian Poultry and Meat Industry After being banned for 5 years, Indian exporters can now export to the European countries. European Union had banned India’s poultry and meat products after a bird flu outbreak about 5 years ago. According to European Commission, Indian meat and poultry exporters will need to get a new Health Certificate from India’s Export Inspection Council.

35. Food Safety Guidelines for High Risk Foods – Meat, Poultry & Fish Products The biggest health risk that meat, poultry and fish products can cause, comes from cross contamination. FSSAI has therefore laid down certain guidelines for handling these high risk products which you should use as a thumb rule to ensure the safety

36. FSSAI amends food product standards for salted fish/dried salted fish In its notification dated 11 January 2016 the FSSAI has amended the standards for salted fish/dried salted fish. These new regulations will be called Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2016 .

37. FSSAI proposes inclusion of Leporidae , rabbit family, in meat and meat products The FSSAI has issued a notice asking for suggestions, views and comments from stakeholders by 21 March 2016 for inclusion of Leporidae under species of animal that provide meat for human consumption . The term “ Leporids ” is proposed to be included in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011 in sub – regulation dealing with Meat and Meat Products.

38. Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of food Any person who, whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, manufactures or processes any article of food for human consumption under unhygienic or unsanitary conditions, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees.

39. INDORE : Alarmed with unethical practices being reported in meat and poultry food industry, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is gearing up to tighten its noose soon Indian delegation to study Dutch meat and poultry processing

40. Some general step taken by FSSAI

41. Labelling norms need to be changed: FSSAI

42. FSSAI try to create consumer awareness on food adulteration

43. FSSAI had banned Nestle's Maggi saying it was 'unsafe and hazardous' after tests found presence of lead and Monosodium glutamate above permissible limits. Nestle had also withdrawn the instant noodles brand from the market.   FSSAI asks State Food Commissioners to test all packaged products

44. Patanjali had earlier strongly denied FSSAI’s claims and insisted that it had licence for pasta, under which noodles fall as per the regulator’s classification.

45. Harmful substances in railway Food too T he food samples contained harmful elements such as added synthetic colors – sudan dye 1 and 1V, Brilliant Blue FCF – color index 42090, Metanil yellow which were prohibited under Food Safety and Standards Act, (2006 ). Some products did not have company labels while some do not conform to the food safety standards (Packaging and Labeling 2011) and is therefore misbranded.

46. Some general step of our country Act soon to curb food adulteration, Says Delhi Health Minister A.K.WALIYA FSSAI sets 12,000 standards for food additives & ingredients Mobile testing laboratory’ for analyzing food at ‘Auto Expo ’ Government to take final call on banning food imports from Japan today

47. The new regime of FSS Act will E nsure that only safe and wholesome foods are marketed, T ake decisions based on science , E mpower authorities to detect sources of contamination and to take action to prevent contaminated foods from reaching the consumer, E nforce Internationally accepted standards for food and food commodities, E nforce compliance by manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters and other stakeholders and B e transparent and promote public confidence.

48. Conclusion : FSSAI is fully established all over country but has not reached up to the ground level seller of food products For the Awareness regarding food safety & hygienic food manufacture there should be for training programs for ground level food seller and for people from food Industry . G eneral information about FSSAI should be in Students study syllabus so they can understand the importance of safe & quality food.