Prevention Of Food Adultration Act

Rekha..... (Querist) 29 January 2009 This query is : Resolved
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I need The Act of Prevention Of Food Adultration Act of of 1954 please.

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THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954

Contents

Section Details

INTRODUCTION

PRELIMINARY

1 Short title, extent and commencement

2 Definitions

2A Rule of construction

CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR FOOD STANDARDS AND
CENTRAL FOOD LABORATORY

3 The Central Committee for Food Standards

3A Appointment of Secretary and other staff

4 Central Food Laboratory

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FOOD

5 Prohibition of import of certain articles of food

6 Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of Customs Officers

7 Prohibitions of manufacture, sale, etc, of certain articles of food

ANALYSIS OF FOOD

8 Public Analysts

9 Food Inspectors

10 Powers of food inspectors

11 Procedure to be followed by food inspectors

12 Purchaser may have food analysed

13 Report of public analyst

MISCELLANEOUS

14 Manufacturers, distributors and dealers to give warranty

14A Vendor to disclose the name, etc, of the person from whom the article of food was purchased

15 Notification of food poisoning

16 Penalties

16A Power of court to try cases summarily

17 Offences by companies

18 Forfeiture of property

19 Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act

20 Cognizance and trial of offences

20A Power of court to implead manufacturer, etc

20 AA Application of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

21 Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties

22 Protection of action taken in good faith

22A Power of Central Government to give directions

23 Power of the Central Government to make rules

24 Power of the State Government to make rules

25 Repeal and Saving

THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954

INTRODUCTION –

Food is one of the basic necessities for sustenance of life. Pure, fresh and healthy diet is most essential for the health of the people. It is no wonder to say that community health is national wealth.

Adulteration of food-stuffs was so rampant, widespread and persistent that nothing short of a somewhat drastic remedy in the form of a comprehensive legislation became the need of the hour. To check this kind of anti-social evil a concerted and determined onslaught was launched by the Government by introduction of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Bill in the Parliament to herald an era of much needed hope and relief for the consumers at large.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONs

Laws existed in a number of States in India for the prevention of adulteration of food- stuffs, but they lacked uniformity having been passed at different times without mutual consultation between States. The need for Central legislation for the whole country in this matter has been felt since 1937 when a Committee appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Health recommended this step. ‘Adulteration of food-stuffs and other goods’ is now included in the Concurrent List (III) in the Constitution of India. It has, therefore, become possible for the Central Government to enact an all India legislation on this subject. The Bill replaces all local food adulteration laws where they exist and also applies to those States where there are no local laws on the subject. Among others, it provides for —

(i) a Central Food Laboratory to which food samples can be referred to for final opinion in disputed cases (clause 4),

(ii) a Central Committee for Food Standards consisting of representatives of Central and State Governments to advise on matters arising from the administration of the Act (clause 3), and

(iii) the vesting in the Central Government of the rule-making power regarding standards of quality for the articles of food and certain other matters (clause 22).

ACT 37 OF 1954

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Bill was passed by both the house of
Parliament and received the assent of the P