In a major reshuffle of departmental work at the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the post of director (enforcement) has been handed over to Sanjay Dave. Dave is currently advisor to the apex food regulator, apart from being the chairman of Codex Alimentarius Commission, international food standards body, for two terms.
The decision was taken by the top brass of the FSSAI recently.
The post of director (enforcement/surveillance) in recent times was held by Col. C R Dalal, who was an Army officer serving at FSSAI on deputation; and Vinod Kotwal, who after that went on to hold the position of director (Codex/FA/Estt) with the authority. The latest to hold that position was Bimal Kumar Dubey, from whom Dave would be taking over.
In another related move, Dr Sandhya Kabra, who is director (QA/PA), will not be looking after quality assurance (food imports) anymore. She will now be restricted to only product approval. With this change, rumours pertaining to Dr Kabra’s transfer have been laid to rest.
It is pertinent to mention here that in recent times, the issue regarding product approval of imported foods remained highly debatable and the Supreme Court, few days ago, stayed an order by the Bombay High Court, which had quashed issuing of advisories by FSSAI.
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