The Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006, which was formed for laying down science-based standards for articles of food and regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The food authority and the state food safety authorities specified in Sections 30(1), 36(1) & 37(1) of this Act shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of the Act. It empowers the said authorities to monitor and verify that the relevant requirements are fulfilled by food business operators, maintain a system of control, public communication on food safety and risk, food safety surveillance and other monitoring activities covering all stages of food business.
