THE CONCEPTUAL AND LEGAL (REGULATORY) BACK BONE OF FOOD SAFETY, TRACEABILITY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OF FOODS, AND ITS POSSIBLE FUTURE SCOPE IN INDIA
THE CONCEPTUAL AND LEGAL (REGULATORY) BACK BONE OF FOOD SAFETY, TRACEABILITY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OF FOODS, AND ITS POSSIBLE FUTURE SCOPE IN INDIA India’s Central Government ( Government of India ) taking due cognizance of the International Scenario and Regulatory Environment with respect to Food Safety and Food Standards in the World, enacted the law, as the Central Act, the FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006 as the Legal (Regulatory) Back Bone for Food Safety and Food Standards at the National Level in India. The prologue (introduction of purpose) to the FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006 reads as follows: “An 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 therew...