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Brief History of FOOD Safety and Standards Authority At Central Level

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have been established under Food Safety and Standards, 2006. 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.

Highlights of the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006

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, Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992, etc. will be repealed after commencement of FSS Act,2006.

To this effect, the Act establishes an independent statutory Authority the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India with head office in Delhi. FSSAI and the State Food Safety Authorities shall enforce various provisions of the Act.

Establishment of the Authority
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 (FSSAI) have already been appointed by the Government of India. The Chairperson is in the rank of Secretary to Government ofIndia.

State Level (JK before UT)

Drugs and Food Control Organization (DFCO) was a part of the Directorate of Health Services until 1987 when a full flagged organization came into existence. In the year 1987, a full-fledged Organization of Drug and Food Control came into existence after its bifurcation from Directorate of Health Services J&K, with an objective of ensuring availability of standard, safe & quality drugs and food articles to the public. In June 2019 DFCO was reorganized as Food & Drug Administration (FDA) now chaired by Commissioner FDA.

Commissioner Food Safety:
  • The commissioner food safety shall not be below the rank of the commissionerand Secretary to the StateGovernment.
  • The commissioner food safety shall perform all or any of the following functions;
  • Prohibit in public health interest the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of any article of food in the whole of the state within a maximum time of oneyear.
  • Survey of the industrial units engaged in the process of manufacture of food in that state forcompliance.
  • Organize and conduct training programs for the personnel of the office of the Commissioner and on a wider scale, different segments of food chain for generating awareness on food safety.
  • Ensure an efficient and uniform implementation of the standard and the other requirements and also ensure a high degree of objectivity, accountability, practicability, transparency andcredibility.
  • Sanction prosecution for offences punishable with imprisonment and also perform other functions as the State Government may in consultation with the Food Authorityprescribed.

Hierarchy of the Food Wing at State of Food Drug Administration



FOODSAFETYDEPARTMENTATLADAKH (present status)

We are having our own departmental building of the Drug & Food Control Organization at DambuchanAgling along with following staff of Food Wing.

Departmental Activities

1. Inspection; Department perform a routine inspection of the following food business operators (FBOs) whichinclude
  • Manufactures
  • Hoteliers/Restaurants/Dhabas/Canteens/Caterings
  • Whole sellers, Retailers, GeneralStores
  • ICDS/Mid-day meal centers, CA & PDStores

2. Sampling; Lift samples of all food commodities for Laboratory Analysis to check the quality from FBOs & Medical Shops (Baby foods &Nutraceuticals.)
3. Prosecution; File prosecutions against the defaulters of Food Safety Act 2006like
  • Unsafe, Sub Standard,Misbranded
  • Un hygienic and Unsanitaryconditions
  • Without License andRegistration

4. Licensing and Registration; Issue three types of Licenses andRegistrations.
  • Central License to FBOs having an annual turnover above 10Crores.
  • State License to FBOs having an annual turnover above 12 Lakhto 10Crores. .
  • Registration to FBOs having an annual turnover up to 12Lakh.

5. Awareness Programs; Create awareness about Food Safetyto
  • General Public/Schools/Anganwadiworkers
  • FBOs(Food BusinessOperators)

6. Surveillance; Survey andSampling.
  • For this purpose we have been provided with a Mobile Food Testing Laboratory for rapid/on the spotanalysis
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7. VVIP & VIP duties; Attain duties to check food & beverages to beserved.

8. COTPA Act; (Cigarette and other tobacco Product Act) 2003; Entrusted to Implement thisAct.

9. IMS Act: - Implementation of Infant Milk Substitute Act (IMS Act).
S.No. Food Business Operators in Ladakh. Numbers. Remarks.
1. Total No of Food Establishments 0 45682
2. No. of License issued to hotels/Guest House /Restaurant/Whole sellers/Retailers etc 530 Hotels/Guest House /Restaurant/Whole seller/Retailers whose turnover is more than 12 Lacs.
3. No. of Registration issued 4000 All those FBOs whose turnover is up to 12 Lacs.
4. No. of Challen Produced in the Court of AO Leh. 21 Imposed fine of Rs 2.52 Lakh through the court of Adjudicating Officer.
5. No. of Inspections 570 For Hygienic / Sanitation of the premises.
6. Awareness camp. 4 About Food Safety
7. Total fine imposed 2.52 Lakh