Prevention Of Food Adultration Act
Rekha.....
(Querist) 29 January 2009
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sirs n ma'am
Hello! to my friends n respected Members of the Forum. Hope u all r in the best of health n spirit
Please Help me out
I need The Act of Prevention Of Food Adultration Act of of 1954 please.
I hv just checked in the files bt did not find.
sanjeev murthy desai
(Expert) 29 January 2009
THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954
Contents
Section Details
INTRODUCTION
PRELIMINARY
1 Short title, extent and commencement
2 Definitions
2A Rule of construction
CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR FOOD STANDARDS AND
CENTRAL FOOD LABORATORY
3 The Central Committee for Food Standards
3A Appointment of Secretary and other staff
4 Central Food Laboratory
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FOOD
5 Prohibition of import of certain articles of food
6 Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of Customs Officers
7 Prohibitions of manufacture, sale, etc, of certain articles of food
ANALYSIS OF FOOD
8 Public Analysts
9 Food Inspectors
10 Powers of food inspectors
11 Procedure to be followed by food inspectors
12 Purchaser may have food analysed
13 Report of public analyst
MISCELLANEOUS
14 Manufacturers, distributors and dealers to give warranty
14A Vendor to disclose the name, etc, of the person from whom the article of food was purchased
15 Notification of food poisoning
16 Penalties
16A Power of court to try cases summarily
17 Offences by companies
18 Forfeiture of property
19 Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act
20 Cognizance and trial of offences
20A Power of court to implead manufacturer, etc
20 AA Application of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
21 Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties
22 Protection of action taken in good faith
22A Power of Central Government to give directions
23 Power of the Central Government to make rules
24 Power of the State Government to make rules
25 Repeal and Saving
THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954
INTRODUCTION –
Food is one of the basic necessities for sustenance of life. Pure, fresh and healthy diet is most essential for the health of the people. It is no wonder to say that community health is national wealth.
Adulteration of food-stuffs was so rampant, widespread and persistent that nothing short of a somewhat drastic remedy in the form of a comprehensive legislation became the need of the hour. To check this kind of anti-social evil a concerted and determined onslaught was launched by the Government by introduction of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Bill in the Parliament to herald an era of much needed hope and relief for the consumers at large.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONs
Laws existed in a number of States in India for the prevention of adulteration of food- stuffs, but they lacked uniformity having been passed at different times without mutual consultation between States. The need for Central legislation for the whole country in this matter has been felt since 1937 when a Committee appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Health recommended this step. ‘Adulteration of food-stuffs and other goods’ is now included in the Concurrent List (III) in the Constitution of India. It has, therefore, become possible for the Central Government to enact an all India legislation on this subject. The Bill replaces all local food adulteration laws where they exist and also applies to those States where there are no local laws on the subject. Among others, it provides for —
(i) a Central Food Laboratory to which food samples can be referred to for final opinion in disputed cases (clause 4),
(ii) a Central Committee for Food Standards consisting of representatives of Central and State Governments to advise on matters arising from the administration of the Act (clause 3), and
(iii) the vesting in the Central Government of the rule-making power regarding standards of quality for the articles of food and certain other matters (clause 22).
ACT 37 OF 1954
The Prevention of Food Adulteration Bill was passed by both the house of
Parliament and received the assent of the P
Hiren Modi.
(Expert) 31 January 2009
hello...
here i would like to submit f.a.act-1954.
B.B.R.Goud.
(Expert) 23 February 2009
Mr sanjeev desai is absolutely right.
