The following information has been given by ILBCO for the benefit of all concerning the Food Industry:

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 as a statutory body for laying down science based standards for articles of food and regulating manufacturing, processing, distribution, sale and import of food so as to ensure safe and wholesome food for human consumption.

ADDRESS : FDA BHAVAN, NEXT TO RASHTRIYA BAL BHAVAN, KOTLA ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110002(INDIA)

PHONE : 91-11-23236975 FAX : 91-11-23220992 E-mail : admn@fssai.gov.in

Members of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

1.  Sh. P.I. Suvrathan, Chairman

2.  Sh. V.N. Gaur, Chief Executive Officer

3.  Smt.Upma Chawdhry, (Ex-Officio), Joint Secretary(Ministry of Agriculture)

4.  Sh.Dinesh Sharma (Ex-Officio), Joint Secretary(Ministry of Commerce)

5.  Dr.Sanjay Singh (Ex-Officio), Joint Secretary(Ministry of Consumer Affairs)

6.  Sh.Gautam Sanyal (Ex-Officio), Joint Secretary(Ministry of Food Processing)

7.  Sh.Debasish Panda (Ex-Officio), Joint Secretary(Ministry of Health)

8.  Dr. V.K. Bhasin (Ex-Officio), Additional Secretary(Ministry of Law and Justice)

9.  Sh.K.S. Ludu (Ex-Officio), Additional Development Commissioner(MSME)

10. Ms.Mona Malhotra Chopra, All India Food Processors Association

11. Ms.Indrani Kar, Senior Director & Head (Agriculture&Food Div.,CII)

12. Mrs. Vasundhara Pramod Deodhar, Representative from Consumer Organisation

13. Shri.Bejon Misra, Representative from Consumer Organisation

14. Dr.S. Girija, Director, NIFPHATT

15. Dr.N.N. Varshney, Advisor, NDDB

16. Dr.Ms. Indira Chakravarty, Director(AIIH & Public Health)

17. Shri. Tape Bagra, Commissioner (Rural Development)

18. Dr.(Smt)P.Sucharitha Murthy, Commissioner of Food Safety and Director

19. Dr.S.K. Paul, Deputy Director(Health)

20. Smt.Navaraj Sandhu, Commissioner & Principal Secretary(Health)

21. Shri. Shiv Narayan Sahu, Secretary-cum-Deputy Drugs Controller

22. Dr.(Mrs) T.A. Kadarbhai, Programme Co-ordinator,KVK

23. Shri.V. Balasubramanium, General Secretary, PFFI

24. Shri.Gibson G. Vedamani, CEO, Retailers Association of India

Complete Text of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

The long awaited consolidated food Laws have been passed and enacted as the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act No.34 of 2006). We have published the latest edition with Comments, Shortnotes, Important Gazette Notifications (3rd Edition,2009). We are giving the soft copy of this latest book in pdf format. Please free download the complete book and save it on your computer. We are sure this book will be very handy for your reference. Please also fill up updation form for Food Laws with your comments and feedback to get the information and updates on Food Laws. It also contains important gazette notifications relating to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Ordering Information

Free Download--ilbco's Food Safety & Standard Act,2006(3rd Edition,2009) published by Rajan Nijhawan, ILBCO Delhi

Updation Form for Food Laws

ILBCO's Publications on food laws of interest :

Full Set of FAC from 1972 onwards

Digest of Food Adulteration Cases 1926-1980

Food Safety and Standards Rules

E-Book in PDF on food laws.htm (on CD)

Digest of Food Adulteration Cases 1980-1989

Digest of Food Adulteration Cases 1990-1998

Supreme Court & Foreign Judgments on Food Adulteration Cases 1948-1997

PFA Act with Rules(Prevention of Food Adulteration Act with Rules)

FPO (Fruit Products Order)

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 with short notes (in English)

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 with short notes (in Hindi)

Standards of Weights & Measures Act