FEROZEPUR : A meeting of the representatives of various unions with regard to implementation of Food Safety and Standard Act. The meeting was presided over by Dr.Jasbir Singh Minhas.
Speaking on this occasion, Dr.Gupta, District Health Officer informed that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has been established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments.
FSSAI has been created 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.
He further said that every person dealing with the articles of food will have to obtain a licence and registration is mandatory under Food Safety and Standard Act and the minimum fee for registration having business transactions less than Rs.12 lakhs is Rs.100 and Rs.2000 above Rs.12 lakhs per year but the registration is compulsory for doing the business irrespective of the amount of transaction. He also made it clear that in the event of both non-registration and obtaining a licence, penalty and even imprisonment under the Act can be imposed.
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