Food Safety Act FSSAI RULES AND REGULATIONS

Question 1

Food Safety and standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has beed established under_________ consolidates various acts and orders

Answer 1

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Question 2

Year of “prevention of Food Adulteration Act”(PFA) is

Answer 2

1954

Question 3

“Fruit Products Order” year is

Answer 3

1955

Question 4

“Meat Food Products Order” year is

Answer 4

1973

Question 5

“Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order” year is

Answer 5

1947

Question 6

“Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation ) Order “ year is

Answer 6

1998

Question 7

“Solvent Extracted Oil,De-Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (control)Order “ year is

Answer 7

1967

Question 8

“Milk and Milk Products Order” year is

Answer 8

1992

Question 9

Head office of “Food Safety and Standards Authority of India” (FSSAI) is at

Answer 9

Delhi

Question 10

Food Safety and Standards Act ,2006 commencement date is

Answer 10

23rd August 2006

Question 11

“The Food Safety and standard Rules, 2011 “ commencement date is

Answer 11

5th May 2011

Question 12

No person below the rank of “Commissioner and Secretary” to State Government shall be eligible to be appointed as the

Answer 12

Commissioner of Food Safety

Question 13

Power and duties of the ____________________ shall be as provided in the section ________ of Food Safety and Standarts Act,2006

Answer 13

Commissioner of Food Safety

30(2)

Question 14

The ____________ shall be a whole time Officer, not below the rank of sub-divisional officer or equivalent and shall possess a minimum of bachelors degree in Science with Chemistry as one of the subjects or at least one of the educational qualifications prescribed for the Food Safety Officer under the Rules

Answer 14

Designated Officer

Question 15

The Power and duties of the “Designated Officer” shall be as mentioned in section ________ of FSS Act,2006

Answer 15

36(3)

Question 16

What is the full form of FSO

Answer 16

Food Safety Officer

Question 17

The _______________ shall analyse or cause to be analysed the article of food sent to him for analysis

Answer 17

Food Analyst

Question 18

The report of analysis shall be signed by the ___________

Answer 18

Food Analyst

Question 19

After completion of analysis of article of food, the Food analyst Shall sent his report to the _____________________

Answer 19

Designated Officer

Question 20

Seizure of articles of food by the____________

Answer 20

Food Safety Officer

Question 21

Designated Officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is called

Answer 21

Central Licensing Authority

Question 22

Designated Officer Appointed Under Section 36(1) of the Act by the Food Safety Commissioner of a State or UT is called____

Answer 22

State Licensing Authority

Question 23

Designated Officer/Food Safety Officer or any official in Panchayat, municipal corporation or any other local body or panchayat in an area , Notified as such by the State Food Safety Commissioner for the purpose of registration as specified in there Regulations is called ———

Answer 23

Registering Authority

Question 24

License for commencing or carrying on food business, which fall under Schedule 1, Shall be granted by the _______________Authority

Answer 24

Central Licensing

Question 25

License for Commencing or carrying on food business which are not covered under Schedule 1 shall be granted by the concerned

Answer 25

State/UT’s Licensing Authority

Question 26

Schedule -1 (List of food business falling under Central Licensing Authority)

Answer 26

Vegetable oil processing (2 MT/day) Slaughter (50 Large animals or 150 or more small animals including sheep and goats or 1000 or more poultry birds /day Meat- Process >500 Kg /day or 150 MT per annum Re-packers 2 MT/day , **except grains , cereals and pulses milling units** 100% Export Oriented Units All Importers importing food items Food Business Operator(FBO) in two or more states catering services in Railways,Air and airport, Seaport , Defence

Question 27

Full form of FBO is

Answer 27

Food Business Operator

Question 28

Full form of (DON) which is found in Wheat as Contamination

Answer 28

Deoxynivalenol

Question 29

Crop contaminants are

Answer 29

Aflatoxin Aflatoxin M1 Patulin Ocharatoxin A Deoxynivalenol (DON)

Question 30

Contaminants **Aflatoxin** in **Cereals**, cereal products and pulses

Answer 30

15 microgram /kg or part per billion (ppb) 15 microgram /kg or part per billion (ppb)

Question 31

Contaminants **Aflatoxin M1** in **milk** limit is

Answer 31

0.5 microgram/kg or part per billion (ppb)

Question 32

Contaminant **“Patulin”** in **Apple juice** & Apple juice ingredients

Answer 32

50 microgram/kg or part per billion(ppb)

Question 33

Contaminant **Ochratoxin A** in **wheat barley and rye** limit is

Answer 33

20 microgram/kg or part per billion(ppb)

Question 34

Contaminant **Deoxynivalenol (DON)** in **wheat** limit is

Answer 34

1000 microgram/kg or part per billion (ppb)

Question 35

Naturally occurring **toxic** substances are

Answer 35

**A**garic acid **H**ydrocyanic acid **H**ypericine **S**affrole

Question 36

Naturally occurring toxic substance **“Agaric acid”** maximum limit is

Answer 36

100 ppm

Question 37

Naturally occurring Toxic substance **“Hydrocyanic acid”** max limitis

Answer 37

5 ppm(part per million)

Question 38

Naturally occurring toxic substance **"Hypericine"** max limit is

Answer 38

1 ppm (part per million)

Question 39

Naturally occurring Toxic substance **“Saffrole”** max limt is

Answer 39

10 ppm (part per million)

Question 40

What is the full form of **“MRL”** according to pesticide list of FSSAI is

Answer 40

Max Residue Limit (mg/kg or ppm)

Question 41

There are ________pesticides in the list for which MRL has beed fixed by FSSAI as per Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues)Amendment Regulation, 2018

Answer 41

213

Question 42

Deltamethrin/Decamethrin MRL (Max Residue Limit ) in mg/kg or ppm for Wheat Rice Milled food grain Wheat flour Is

Answer 42

2.0 2.0 0.2 0.3

Question 43

Malathion (including Malaoxon) MRL (Max Residue Limit ) in mg/kg or ppm for Wheat Maize Other food grain Milled food grain Is

Answer 43

10.0 0.05 4.0 1.0

Question 44

Dichlorvos MRL (Max Residue Limit) in mg/kg or ppm for Wheat Rice Other food grain Milled food grain Is

Answer 44

7.0 7.0 1.0 0.25

Question 45

**Notified laboratory** means any of the laboratories notified by the Food Authority under sub-sections _____ and ______ of section _________ of the Act

Answer 45

1 , 2 ,43

Question 46

Notified Laboratories for **imports** are

Answer 46

Central Food Laboratory, Kolkata Central Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad Central Food Laboratory, Mysore Central Food Laboratory, Pune

Question 47

**Referral Laboratory** means any of the laboratories established or recognised by the Food Authority by notification under sub section_______ of section _______ of the Act

Answer 47

(2) , 43

Question 48

State/Union Territory/Local Area of Referral Laboratory are

Answer 48

Referral Food Laboratory, Kolkata Referral Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad Referral Food Laboratory, Mysore Referral Food Laboratory, Pune

Question 49

The sample of any **imported** article will be sent by the Authorised Officer for **analysis**, Quantity of sample to be sent to the **Food Analyst** is

Answer 49

500 gms (Food grain( In non-specified category)

Question 50

FSS **(Prohibition and Restriction of Sales) Regulations, 2011** Sell or offer or expose for sale of which food grains

Answer 50

Lathyrus Sativus (kesari gram)

Question 51

Which **six** categories shall be **Mandatory** food safety **auditing** as per **Part-III** , **Section 8 (1)** of the Food Safety and Standards (**Food Safety Auditing) Regulation 2018** are

Answer 51

Product id. Product 1- **Dairy** product 8- **Meat** and Meat product 9- **Fish** and fish product 10- **Eggs** and Egg products 13- Food for **infant nutrition** 16- prepared food (**catering**)

Question 52

Grading of **FBO (Food Business Operators)** base on the **marks** are

Answer 52

**A+** (90 & above)——- **Compliance -Exemplar** **A** (80-89)————**Compliance-Satisfactory** **B** (50-79)—————**Needs Improvement** No grade (Below 50)——Non-Compliance

Question 53

FSS (Fortification of Food) Regulations, _________

Answer 53

2018