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Question 1

THE FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006 ENACTED ON

Answer 1

23rd August, 2006

Question 2

NUMBER OF SECTION IN FSS ACT 2006

Answer 2

101

Question 3

Commissioner of Food Safety appointed under

Answer 3

30

Question 4

Designated Officer means the officer appointed under section

Answer 4

36

Question 5

FOOD DOES NOT INCLUDE

Answer 5

“any animal feed, live animals unless they are prepared or processed for placing on the market for human consumption, plants, prior to harvesting, drugs and medicinal products, cosmetics, narcotic or psychotropic substances:

Question 6

FOOD DEFINED UNDER SECTION

Answer 6

3(1)(j)

Question 7

Food Analyst means an analyst appointed under section

Answer 7

45

Question 8

Food Authority means the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India established under section

Answer 8

4

Question 9

Food laboratory means any food laboratory or institute established under section

Answer 9

43

Question 10

Food Safety Officer means an officer appointed under section

Answer 10

37

Question 11

Hazard means

Answer 11

“a biological, chemical or physical agent in, or condition of, food with the potential to cause an adverse health effect;”

Question 12

Improvement notice means a notice issued under section

Answer 12

32

Question 13

Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act enacted on

Answer 13

1992

Question 14

Licence means a licence granted under section

Answer 14

31

Question 15

Misbranded food defined under section

Answer 15

3(1)(zf)

Question 16

Prohibition order means an order issued under section

Answer 16

33

Question 17

Sub-standard defined under section

Answer 17

3(1)(zx)

Question 18

An article of food shall be deemed to be SUBSTANDARD

Answer 18

“if it does not meet the specified standards but not so as to render the article of food unsafe””

Question 19

Tribunal means the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal established under section

Answer 19

70

Question 20

Unsafe food defined under section

Answer 20

3(1)(zz)

Question 21

Unsafe food means an article of food

Answer 21

whose nature, substance or quality is so affected as to render it injurious to health:

Question 22

Establishment of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under section

Answer 22

4

Question 23

The head office of the Food Authority at

Answer 23

Delhi

Question 24

Composition of Food Authority

Answer 24

a Chairperson and twenty-two members out of which one-third shall be women.

Question 25

Ministries or Departments of the Central Government represent in FSSAI

Answer 25

(i) Agriculture,
(ii) Commerce,
(iii) Consumer Affairs,
(iv) Food Processing,
(v) Health,
(vi) Legislative Affairs,
(vii) Small Scale Industries,

Question 26

Legal representative of the Food Authority

Answer 26

The Chief Executive Officer

U/s.10

Question 27

Cooperation between the Food Authority and the enforcement agencies and organizations operating in the field of food done by

Answer 27

Central Advisory Committee.

u/s.12

Question 28

The Central Advisory Committee shall consist of

Answer 28

2 members each from
food industry, agriculture, consumers, relevant research bodies and food laboratories &
all Commissioners of Food Safety, & the Chairperson of the Scientific Committee( ex officio member.)
SECTION :11

Question 29

Duties and functions of Food Authority defined under section

Answer 29

16

Question 30

The provisions of FSS Act shall not apply to

Answer 30

any farmer or
fisherman or 
farming operations or
crops or 
livestock or 
aquaculture, 
and supplies used or 
produced in farming or 
products of crops produced by a farmer at farm level 
or a fisherman in his operations. 
U/s.18(3)

Question 31

Section 19 as to

Answer 31

Use of food additive or processing aid.

Question 32

No article of food shall contain any food additive or processing aid unless it is in accordance with the provisions of this Act and regulations made thereunder

Answer 32

SECTION 19

Question 33

Section 20 as to

Answer 33

Contaminants, naturally occurring toxic substances, heavy metals, etc

Question 34

No article of food shall contain any contaminant, naturally occurring toxic substances or toxins or hormone or heavy metals in excess of such quantities as may be specified by regulations.

Answer 34

SECTION 20

Question 35

section 21 as to

Answer 35

Pesticides, veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues and microbiological counts

Question 36

Insecticides Act

Answer 36

1968

Question 37

No article of food shall contain insecticides or pesticides residues, veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues, solvent residues, pharmacological active substances and micro-biological counts in excess of such tolerance limit as may be specified by regulations.

Answer 37

Section 21(1)

Question 38

No insecticide shall be used directly on article of food except fumigants registered and approved under the Insecticides Act, 1968

Answer 38

Section 21(2)

Question 39

Genetically modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary foods, etc u/s

Answer 39

22

Question 40

the Drugs and Cosmetics Act,

Answer 40

1940

Question 41

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

Answer 41

1985

Question 42

Drugs and Cosmetics Rules,

Answer 42

1945

Question 43

Genetically engineered or modified food means

Answer 43

food and food ingredients composed of or containing genetically modified or engineered organisms obtained through modern biotechnology, or food and food ingredients produced from but not containing genetically modified or engineered organisms obtained through modern biotechnology;

Question 44

organic food‖ means

Answer 44

food products that have been produced in accordance with specified organic production standards;

Question 45

Proprietary and novel food means

Answer 45

an article of food for which standards have not been specified but is not unsafe:

Question 46

Packaging and labelling of foods provisions

Answer 46

Section 23

Question 47

Restrictions of advertisement and prohibition as to unfair trade practices

Answer 47

Section 24

Question 48

PROVISIONS RELATING TO IMPORT

Answer 48

Section 25

Question 49

Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act,

Answer 49

1992

Question 50

Responsibilities of the Food business operator

Answer 50

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