fssai implication for food industry in india 2013
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Food Safety & Standards Act:
Implication for food Industry
in India
By : Shruti Sharma
Deputy Manager-Regulatory
Affairs
Cargill India Pvt. Ltd.
Regulatory Regulatory Regulatory Regulatory Structure In Food Structure In Food Structure In Food Structure In Food ----Prior to 5Prior to 5Prior to 5Prior to 5thththth
August,2011August,2011August,2011August,2011
� Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 + 6 orders underEssential Commodities Act-on Milk ,Meat, Fruit &Vegetables, Oiletc
� Enforcement agencies for different sectors of food. In DifferentMinistries and departments
� Changes in standards –A slow process� Changes in standards –A slow process
� Standards rigid and non-responsive to scientific advancements,modernization & risk analysis
� Decision making –not risk based
� Stakeholders participation- not adequate
� Inadequate infrastructure- physical, financial and human resources
Regulators
Scientific/
Research Institutions/
Laboratories
Government agencies
Farmers organisations
Stakeholders in food Safety SectorStakeholders in food Safety SectorStakeholders in food Safety SectorStakeholders in food Safety Sector
Consumer Safety
FBO’s/ Food Industry
organisations
Consumers organisations
FSS Act, 2006 FSS Act, 2006 FSS Act, 2006 FSS Act, 2006 ----OperationalisationOperationalisationOperationalisationOperationalisation
Food Safety and Standards Act ,2006 - passed by Indian
Parliament and notified on 24th August, 2006
� Authority Established- in Sept, 2008
� FSS Regulations Notified -3th August, 2011� FSS Regulations Notified -3 August, 2011
� New Act operationalised- 5th August,2011
� All Food Business Operators in India to get
Licensed/Registered with Food Safety Authority
Critical ShiftsCritical ShiftsCritical ShiftsCritical Shifts
PFA
• Multiple Authorities
• Adulteration
FSS ACT, 2006
• Single Authority
• Safety + Adulteration
• Inspection/ Control
• Insufficient Enforcement Personnel
• Poor Lab Network
• Monitoring & Surveillance
• Full time district Officer, Food Safety Officers under FSC
• Laboratories in private and public sectors to be involved
Objectives Objectives Objectives Objectives of FSSAof FSSAof FSSAof FSSA
To establish Food Safety and Standards Authority ofIndia for laying down science based standards forarticles of food.
To consolidate the laws relating to food.
To regulate the manufacture, storage, distribution,sale and import of food products.
articles of food.
To ensure availability of safe and wholesome food forhuman consumption.
SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACTSALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACTSALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACTSALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT
Stakeholders involvement in decision making
• Apex Body -FSS Authority has wider representation of
Eminent Food Technologists/Scientists, State Governments,
Farmers, Retailers, consumers organisations , food industries
and Ministries- in creating a culture of food safety
Science in decision making
• Science based Standards that distinguish substandard and
unsafe food
• Risk Assessment and Management integral to standards setting
and enforcement
SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..)
Improved Regulatory structures
• New enforcement structure
• Envisages large network of food labs
• Multi level, multi departmental control shift to a single line of
control
• FBO Food Safety Management to shift from regulatory regime to• FBO Food Safety Management to shift from regulatory regime to
self compliance
• Improvement Notices and Graded Penalties for
Offences/Violations in context of public health and consumer
interest
• Regulation of food imported in the country
CENTRAL LICENSING
AUTHORITY
FSSAI
STATE GOVERNMENT
COMMISSIONER OF FOOD SAFETY
35 STATES/UT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, FSSAI
REGULATORY SYSTEMREGULATORY SYSTEMREGULATORY SYSTEMREGULATORY SYSTEM
FSSAI
Head Quarters
(Monitoring)
ZONAL DIRECTORS &
OTHER OFFICERS (for
Inspections , Monitoring &
Licensing )
LICENSING
AUTHORITY
FOOD SAFETY OFFICER
( Inspection and Monitoring
Food Business operators)
DESIGNATED OFFICER
LICENSING AUTHORITY• City municipal
corporation,
• Town Panchayat,
• Gram panchayat
REGISTRATION
AUTHORITY
Food Safety Commissioner
Food Safety
Appellate TribunalReferral Lab
MajorMajorMajorMajor Functionaries in the StateFunctionaries in the StateFunctionaries in the StateFunctionaries in the State
Designated Officer
Food Safety Officer
Food Analyst
Adjudicating Officer
Accredited Lab
Prosecution CourtsSpecial
Courts
SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..) SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..) SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..) SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..)
Improved Monitoring System
• One step up and down food traceability and recall plan
• Food alert
• Active and Passive Surveillance
• Annual Audit• Annual Audit
Improvement in Justice Dispensation
• Different procedure to deal with Civil and criminal penalties
• Provision for Adjudication and fast track disposal of cases
• Constitution of Tribunals
SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..) SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..) SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..) SALIENT FEATURE OF THE FSS ACT (Contd..)
Promoting Innovations
• Procedure for product approvals
• Provisions for Functional and Novel Foods , dietary supplements, nutraceuticals etc)
Consumer Empowerment
• Safeguard consumers’ expectations of substance, quality in a non-misleading presentation
• Consumers can take samples and get it analysed
Accountability
� Provision for penalty against officer (Upto 1 lakh)
� In all cases prior notice to FBO
Private Public Participation in Enforcement
� Accreditation of Private agencies/individuals for audit/inspections
� Accreditation of private Laboratories
ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATIONISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATIONISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATIONISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATION
(Contd..)(Contd..)(Contd..)(Contd..)
Medium Scale(State Licensing)
Small scale
Volume
10,00,000
FBO’sSmall scale
( State licensing)
Petty Food Business Operators
(Registration)
Big scale
( Central Licensing)
10,00040,00,000
5,00,00,000
ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATION
Laboratory Professionals
HR Requirements
3000
HR Requirements
Auditors
FBO’s
Regulators
30,000
5,50,00,000
10,000
Progress So Far….
� Constitution of Authority, scientific Committee, and 8 Expert Panels
� Notification of Rules and 6 Regulations
� On line licensing to have transparency
� Accreditation of 61 private labs
� Accreditation of 12 Food Safety Management System agencies
� 89 Individual for Inspection/ Auditing
� Food Imports brought under FSS Act- about 75 % of total food imports in
country.
� Surveillance survey- Milk
� Sampling of food products and prosecution going on in states
� Action has been taken against false claims/ advertisements
Challenges Ahead
1 Setting of Food Safety Standards
2 Risk Assessment
3 Effective Food Surveillance System
4 Traceability, Recall and Emergency response system
8 Inform, Educate and Communicate to the consumers
4 Traceability, Recall and Emergency response system
5 Food Safety Management Systems
6 Capacity Building
7 Research and Development
8 Inform, Educate and Communicate to the consumers
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