The Office of the Commissioner of Food Safety has been created to implement the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and to lay down scientific standards for the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import of food. This is expected to ensure the availability of safe and wholesome food, which is safe for human consumption.
The Prevention of Food Adulteration wing and the Analytical Laboratories, under the Director of Health Services, have been brought under the Commissioner of Food Safety. The designated officers will be the licensing authority for the State and Food Safety Officers will be the registering authority for the areas under their jurisdiction.
The Chief Food Safety Officers of three mobile vigilance squads of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Kozhikode have been notified as the registering authorities for the respective Corporations.
Various Central Acts like Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954; Fruit Products Order, 1955; Meat Food Products Order, 1973; Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947; Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1988; Solvent Extracted Oil, De-Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967; and Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 have been repealed after the commencement of the FSS Act, 2006.
The Act also aims to establish a single reference point for all matters relating to food safety and standards, by moving to a single line of command. To this effect, the Act establishes an independent statutory Authority — the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India with its head office in New Delhi.
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