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.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is the Administrative Ministry for the implementation of FSSAI . The Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India have already been appointed by Government of India. The Chairperson is in the rank of Secretary to Government of India.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is 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 therewith or incidental thereto.
The pdf of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 can be found at http://www.fssai.gov.in/portals/0/pdf/food-act.pdf
The Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011
The Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011 has been notified in the Gazette of india dated 1st Aug 2011. these Regulations shall come in force on or after 5th Aug 2011
- Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food businesses) Regulation, 2011(Pdf to Save or Print)
- Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011(Pdf to Save or Print)
- Food Safety and Standards (Food product standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011 (part I)(Pdf to Save or Print)
- Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrction on sales) Regulation, 2011(Pdf to Save or Print)
- Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and sampling analysis) Regulation, 2011 (Pdf to Save or Print)
For Hindi version check pdf http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/FSS_Gazete_Rules_2011.pdf
Apply Online for FSSAI License at FSSAI’s Licensing & Registration System at https://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in/index.aspx
For more details refer to http://www.fssai.gov.in/AboutFSSAI/FSSAct.aspx
