Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, Mar 28, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, Mar 28, 2005 |
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Foods & Food Processing CII stresses need for integrated food law Our Bureau
New Delhi , March 27 THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for putting in place an integrated food law that would encompass several issues in one go, including standard setting, enforcement and consumer safety for the entire food chain. The chamber is of the opinion that all current laws governing food quality and safety such as the Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) Act, 1954 and PFA rules, 1955 plus other Acts and Orders must be repealed. It is hopeful that the proposed bill would be tabled in the current Parliamentary session. According to CII, the definition of `food' should include functional foods, dietary and nutritional foods and the regulatory structure should ensure orderly development of the food industry, consumer safety by setting standards and uniform enforcement at the State level. It has suggested setting up of an autonomous `Food Regulatory Authority (FRA)' to formulate rules and procedures and to supervise implementation and enforcement. A `council of food standards' could assist the FRA to recommend and upgrade food standards based on science based risk analysis to ensure consumer safety, CII added. It suggested that the Government could put in place an autonomous Food Regulatory Authority of India , which will consider and approve act, rules and regulations, lay down standards, evolve guidelines for enforcement and supervise implementation.
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