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How many acts are repealed by Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

How many acts are repealed by Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Correct Answer 7

7 acts are repealed by Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

Important Points

The following Acts/Orders mentioned in the second schedule of the Act are going to be repealed in Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: 

1. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954

2. Fruit Products Order, 1955

3. Meat Food Products Order, 1973

4. Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947

5. Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998

6. Solvent Extracted Oil, De oiled Meal, and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967

7. Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992

Additional Information

The Prevention of Food and Adulteration Act, 1954: 

The Act seeks to prevent the adulteration of any article used as food or drinks for human consumption excluding drugs and water. The Act gives the power to the Central Government to set up the Central Committee for Food Standards and Central Food Laboratory for testing and analyzing food items.

The Fruit Product Order 1955

1. This order was promulgated under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955.

2. It is enforced and implemented by the Directorate of Fruits & Vegetables Preservation, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India.

3. It deals with the products manufactured from perishable commodities like fruits and vegetables.

4. To manufacture and sell any fruit or vegetable product including some nonfruit products like sweetened carbonated beverages, a license under this Order is required

The meat food product order 1973

1. The meat product order was promulgated under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 in the year 1973.

2. The Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India was initially implementing this order, and later on, it was transferred to Ministry of Food Processing Industries with effect from 19.3.2004.

3. Recently the government of India has introduced compulsory quality Control & inspection on fish products & frozen meat/ meat products by amending the Order in the year 2005. 

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