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The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

98 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. II — FOOD SAFETYAND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
  2. 1Subs. by Act 13 of 2008, s. 4, for the proviso (w.e.f. 7-2-2008)
  3. I — PRELIMINARY
  4. 2Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
  5. 3Definitions
  6. II — FOOD SAFETYAND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
  7. 4Establishment of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
  8. 5Composition of Food Authority and qualifications for appointment of its Chairperson and other Member
  9. XII — MISCELLANEOUS
  10. 6The Solvent Extracted Oil, De oiled Meal, and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967
  11. II — FOOD SAFETYAND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
  12. 7Term of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Foo
  13. 8Removal of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority
  14. 9Officers and other employees of Food Authority
  15. 10Functions of the Chief Executive Officer
  16. 11Central Advisory Committee
  17. 12Functions of Central Advisory Committee
  18. 13Scientific Panels
  19. 14Scientific Committee
  20. 15Procedure for Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel
  21. 16Duties and functions of Food Authority
  22. 17Proceedings of Food Authority
  23. III — GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD SAFETY
  24. 18General principles to be followed in administration of Act
  25. IV — GENERAL POVISIONS AS TO ARTICLES OF FOOD
  26. 19Use of food additive or processing aid
  27. 20Contaminants, naturally occurring toxic substances, heavy metals, etc
  28. 21Pesticides, veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues and microbiological counts
  29. 22Genetically modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary foods, etc
  30. 23Packaging and labelling of foods
  31. 24Restrictions of advertisement and prohibition as to unfair trade practices
  32. VI — SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS TO FOOD SAFETY
  33. 26Responsibilities of the Food business operator
  34. 27Liability of manufacturers, packers, wholesalers, distributors and sellers
  35. 28Food recall procedures
  36. VII — ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT
  37. 29Authorities responsible for enforcement of Act
  38. 30Commissioner of Food Safety of the State
  39. 31Licensing and registration of food business
  40. 32Improvement notices
  41. 33Prohibition orders
  42. 34Emergency prohibition notices and orders
  43. 35Notification of food poisoning
  44. 36Designated Officer
  45. 37Food Safety Officer
  46. 38Powers of Food Safety Officer
  47. 39Liability of Food Safety Officer in certain cases
  48. 40Purchaser may have food analysed
  49. 41Power of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure thereof
  50. 42Procedure for launching prosecution
  51. VIII — ANALYSIS OF FOOD
  52. 43Recognition and accreditation of laboratories, research institutions and referral food laboratory
  53. 44Recognition of organisation or agency for food safety audit
  54. 45Food Analysts
  55. 46Functions of Food Analyst
  56. 47Sampling and analysis
  57. IX — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  58. 48General provisions relating to offences
  59. 49General provisions relating to penalty
  60. 50Penalty for selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded
  61. 51Penalty for sub-standard food
  62. 52Penalty for misbranded food
  63. 53Penalty for misleading advertisement
  64. 54Penalty for food containing extraneous matter
  65. 55Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety Officer
  66. 56Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of food
  67. 57Penalty for possessing adulterant
  68. 58Penalty for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided
  69. 59Punishment for unsafe food
  70. 60Punishment for interfering with seized items
  71. 62Punishment for obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer
  72. 64Punishment for subsequent offences
  73. 65Compensation in case injury of death of consumer
  74. 66Offences by companies
  75. 67Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act in case of import of articles of food to be in a
  76. X — ADJUDICATION AND FOOD SAFETY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
  77. 68Adjudication
  78. 69Power to compound offences
  79. 70Establishment of Food Safety Appellate Tribunal
  80. 71Procedure and powers of Tribunal
  81. 72Civil court not to have jurisdiction
  82. 73Power of court to try cases summarily
  83. 74Special courts and Public Prosecutor
  84. 75Power to transfer cases to regular courts
  85. 76Appeal
  86. 77Time limit for prosecutions
  87. 78Power of court to implead manufacturer, etc
  88. 79Magistrate's power to impose enhanced punishment
  89. 80Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecution under this Act
  90. XI — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS
  91. 81Budget of Food Authority
  92. 82Finances of the Food Authority
  93. 83Accounts and audit of Food Authority
  94. 84Annual report of Food Authority
  95. XII — MISCELLANEOUS
  96. 85Power of Central Government to issue directions to Food Authority and obtain reports and returns
  97. 86Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments
  98. 87Members, officers of Food Authority and Commissioner of Food Safety to be public servants
  99. 88Protection of action taken in good faith
  100. 89Overriding effect of this Act over all other food related laws
  101. 90Transfer of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing various foods related Acts o
  102. 91Power of Central Government to make rules
  103. 92Power of Food Authority to make regulations
  104. 93Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament
  105. 94Power of State Government to make rules
  106. 95Reward by State Government
  107. 96Recovery of penalty
  108. 97Repeal and savings
  109. 98Transitory provisions for food standards
  110. 99Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 shall be deemed to be regulations made under this Act
  111. 100Amendments to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Productio
  112. 101Power to remove difficulties