By Ankush Chibber, 07-May-2012
India’s new food safety authority is coming under a broad-based attack from local traders who have termed the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 ‘draconian’ and ‘biased.’
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The 2006 act had replaced the erstwhile Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of of 1954 and it went into force in August last year, after which the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) gained regulatory powers.
Now, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) is leading the charge on the act and the authority, starting with organising a national conference of trade leaders in New Delhi on May 10 and 11.
Terming the act unreasonable and impractical, CAIT secretary general BC Bhartia said that the act has aped western norms and disregards the conditions under which domestic small and medium food enterprises work.
“The act wants local food companies to prepare an audit report, obtain clearance from state pollution control board, get a no-objection certificate from the municipal corporation, medical certificates of workers, and hire a graduate technologist,” Bhartia told FoodNavigator-Asia.
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