FSSAI (Challenges and Shortcomings and Definitions)

FSSAI
Challenges and Shortcomings
and Definitions.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been set up under Food Safety Act, 2006 which solidifies different Acts and Orders that have until now taken care of food-related issues in different Ministries and Departments. FSSAI has been made for setting down science-based benchmarks for articles of food and to manage their production, deal, and import to guarantee accessibility of protected and healthy food for human utilization.

1. FSSAI
Challenges and
Shortcomings
Mr. Alok Kumar

2. Challenges and Shortcomings
1.The“pettymanufacturers,retailersand
hawkers”areexemptedfromFSSAIambit.
Thesesegmentsgreatlycontributesto
unorganisedfoodsectorandduetoitslow
prices,mostofthepopulationpreferfood
consumptionfromthesesegments.
2.Lackofinfrastructuresuchasfoodtesting
laboratories.Thereareonly87National
AccreditationBoardfortestingand
calibrationLaboratories(NABL)accredited
Labs,whereastherearemorethan1500
privatelabsinIndia.
3.Shortageofqualifiedmanpowerand
functionalfoodtestingequipmentinstate
foodlaboratoriesandreferrallaboratories
resultedindeficienttestingoffoodsamples.
1."छोटेनिर्मातमओं,खुदरमनिक्रेतमओंऔरफेरीिमलों"
कोFSSAIकेदमयरेसेछूटदीगईहै।येखंड
असंगनितखमद्यक्षेत्रर्ेंबहुतयोगदमिदेतेहैंऔर
इसकीकर्कीर्तोंकेकमरण,अनिकमंशआबमदीइि
क्षेत्रोंसेभोजिकीखपतकोप्रमथनर्कतमदेतीहै।
2.खमद्यपरीक्षणप्रयोगशमलमओंजैसेबुनियादीढाांचेका
अभाव,परीक्षणऔरप्रयोगशमलमओं(एिएबीएल)से
र्मन्यतमप्रमप्तप्रयोगशमलमओंकेनलएकेिल87रमष्ट्रीय
प्रत्यमयिबोडाहैं,जबनकभमरतर्ें1500सेअनिक
निजीप्रयोगशमलमएंहैं।
3.रमज्यखमद्यप्रयोगशमलमओंऔररेफरलप्रयोगशमलमओं
र्ेंयोग्यजिशनिऔरकमयमात्र्कखमद्यपरीक्षण
उपकरणोंकीकर्ीकेपररणमर्स्िरूपखमद्यिर्ूिों
कमपरीक्षणकर्हुआ।
Mr. Alok Kumar

3. 4.Thereisanacuteshortageoflicensingand
enforcementofficersinthestateswhich
severelyaffectedfoodsafetymeasures.
5.Thereareonly377productsmentionedinthe
FSSAIregulations–whereasothercountries
haveover10,000standards.Moreover,the
listisnotregularlyreviewed.
6.FSSAIishighlyunderfundedtomonitorthe
wideningambitoffoodlaws.Also,thereare
nostandardpracticesforfoodinspection,the
processbeingmostlydiscretionary.
7.Heavyandlengthyapprovalprocedureshave
delayedthepre-launchapprovalsforproducts
fromtheFSSAIforoverayear.
8.Differencesofopinionbetweenthefood
regulatorandthefoodprocessingministry
alsohandicaptheFSSAIfunctioning.
4.रमज्योंर्ेंलमइसेंनसंगऔरप्रितािअनिकमररयोंकीभमरी
कर्ीहैनजसिेखमद्यसुरक्षमउपमयोंकोबुरीतरह
प्रभमनितनकयमहै।
5.FSSAIनियर्ोंर्ेंकेिल377उत्पमदोंकमउल्लेखहै-
जबनकअन्यदेशोंर्ें10,000सेअनिकर्मिकहैं।इसके
अलमिम,सूचीकीनियनर्तरूपसेसर्ीक्षमिहींकीजमती
है।
6.खमद्यकमिूिोंकेव्यमपकदमयरेकीनिगरमिीकेनलए
FSSAIकेपमसबहुतकर्ििहै।इसकेअलमिम,खमद्य
निरीक्षणकेनलएकोईर्मिकप्रथमएंिहींहैं,यहप्रनक्रयम
ज्यमदमतरनििेकमिीिहै।
7.बोनिलऔरलंबीअिुर्ोदिप्रनक्रयमओंिेFSSAIके
उत्पमदोंकेनलएएकिर्ासेअनिककेनलएपूिा-लॉन्च
अिुर्ोदिर्ेंदेरीकीहै।
8.खमद्यनियमर्कऔरखमद्यप्रसंस्करणर्ंत्रमलयकेबीच
र्तभेदभीएफएसएसएआईकेकमर्कमजर्ेंबमिमडमलते
हैं।
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4. In India, about 15.73 lakh people die every year due
to food poisoning. India ranks second in the world
in terms of death due to spoiled food.
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5. •“Act” means the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act 34 of 2006);
“Assortedpack”meansanypackageorcontainercontainingmultipleunitsof
differentfoodproductsintendedanddisplayedforretailsaleandcomplies
withthegenerallabellingrequirementspecifiedinregulation4(8);

6. “Best before date”
“Bestbeforedate”meansthe
datewhichsignifiestheendofthe
periodunderanystatedstorage
conditionsduringwhichthefood
productshallremainfully
marketableandshallretainany
specificqualitiesforwhichtacit
orexpressclaimshavebeen
made,andbeyondthatdate,the
foodmaystillbeperfectlysafeto
consume,though,itsqualitymay
havediminished.However,the
productshallnotbesoldifany
stagetheproductbecomeunsafe.
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7. “Dateofmanufacture”meansthedateonwhichthefood
productsbecomestheproductasdescribed;
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8. “Date of packaging” means the date on which the food product is placed
in the immediate container in which it will be ultimately sold;
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9. Mr. Alok Kumar
“e-commerce”meansbuyingand
sellingofgoodsandservicesover
digitalandelectronicnetwork.”;

10. “Front of Pack” means part of the package that faces forward (in the
principal field of vision) and is typically the first thing a consumer will
see when they look at the product”
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11. “Labelling” means any written, printed or graphic matter that is present on the
label, accompanies the food or is displayed near the food;
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12. Adulterant
“Adulterant”meansanymaterialwhichisorcouldbeemployedformaking
thefoodunsafeorsub-standardormis-brandedorcontainingextraneous
matter.
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13. “Advertisement”
“Advertisement”meansanyaudioorvisualpublicity,representationor
pronouncementmadebymeansofanylight,sound,smoke,gas,print,electronic
media,internetorwebsiteandincludesthroughanynotice,circular,label,wrapper,
invoiceorotherdocuments;
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14. Chairperson:
•“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Food Authority;
•Shri Rajesh Bhushan (FSSAI)

15. “Claim”
•“claim”meansanyrepresentationwhichstates,suggests,orimpliesthatafood
hasparticularqualitiesrelatingtoitsorigin,nutritionalproperties,nature,
processing,compositionorotherwise;
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Label Says “Sugar-Free”
Label Says “Fruit-Flavored”
Label Says “Gluten-Free”
Label Says “Light”
Label Says “Low-Calorie”
Label Says “Low-Carb”
Label Says “Low-Fat”
Label Says “Multigrain”
Label Says “Natural”
Label Says “No Cholesterol”
Label Says “Organic”

16. Commissioner of Food Safety
•“Commissioner of Food Safety” means the Commissioner of Food Safety
appointed under section 30;
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“consumer” means persons and families purchasing and receiving
food in order to meet their personal needs;
Consumer

17. “contaminant”
•“contaminant”meansanysubstance,whetherornotaddedtofood,but
whichispresentinsuchfoodasaresultoftheproduction(including
operationscarriedoutincrophusbandry,animalhusbandryorveterinary
medicine),manufacture,processing,preparation,treatment,packing,
packaging,transportorholdingofsuchfoodorasaresultofenvironmental
contaminationanddoesnotincludeinsectfragments,rodenthairsandother
extraneousmatter;
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19. Food
•“Food”meansanysubstance,whether
processed,partiallyprocessedorunprocessed,
whichisintendedforhumanconsumptionand
includesprimaryfoodtotheextentdefinedin
clause(zk),geneticallymodifiedorengineered
foodorfoodcontainingsuchingredients,infant
food,packageddrinkingwater,alcoholicdrink,
chewinggum,andanysubstance,including
waterusedintothefoodduringitsmanufacture,
preparationortreatmentbutdoesnotinclude
anyanimalfeed,liveanimalsunlesstheyare
preparedorprocessedforplacingonthemarket
forhumanconsumption,plants,priorto
harvesting,drugsandmedicinalproducts,
cosmetics,narcoticorpsychotropicsubstances:
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22. “food additive”
•“foodadditive”meansanysubstancenotnormallyconsumedasafoodby
itselforusedasatypicalingredientofthefood,whetherornotithas
nutritivevalue,theintentionaladditionofwhichtofoodforatechnological
(includingorganoleptic)purposeinthemanufacture,processing,preparation,
treatment,packing,packaging,transportorholdingofsuchfoodresults.
•Foodadditivesaresubstancesaddedtofoodtomaintainorimproveitssafety,
freshness,taste,texture,orappearance.
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24. Natural Food Colours
•Pink:strawberries, raspberries
•Red:beets, tomato
•Orange:carrots, paprika, sweet potato
•Yellow:saffron, turmeric
•Green:matcha, spinach
•Blue:red cabbage + baking soda
•Purple:blueberries, purple sweet potato
•Brown:coffee, tea, cocoa
•Black:activated charcoal, squid Ink
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25. “Food Analyst”
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“Food Analyst” means an analyst
appointed under section45;

26. “food laboratory”
•“foodlaboratory”means
anyfoodlaboratoryor
instituteestablishedbythe
CentraloraState
Governmentoranyother
agencyandaccreditedby
NationalAccreditation
BoardforTestingand
CalibrationLaboratoriesor
anequivalentaccreditation
agencyandrecognisedby
theFoodAuthorityunder
section43;
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