AFST raises concerns over recent FSSAI proposal

Food safety and Standards Authority of India, FSSAI, has proposed the amendments in qualification of Designated officer, the key post of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. According to the proposed amendment, a non technical and candidates other than science graduates can also apply for the post.

The Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (AFST) has raised concerns over this proposal. AFST team feels that it will definitely harm the recruitment of Food science /Tech and technical graduate students at all India level, who are qualified technically in food science with chemistry as one of the subjects.

The team also feels that it will influence the implementation of science based Food Safety and Standards Act at all India level if the key post of the Act goes in hands of a non technical person.

AFST has requested everyone to oppose the amendments draft before it becomes a notification by FSSAI.

'The objections regarding amendments in qualification of Designated Officer to FSSAI can be sent on email rakesh.nayal@nic.in before 31.10.2017 for welfare of Food technology students and food science graduates at all India level. Kindly send one email on above email id saying you oppose this proposal and non science base graduate will be against the intent of FSSAI act and put other logical points'.

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SC for Following Laws Against Adulteration In J&K With ‘Earnestness’

“We are of the considered opinion that the High Court be requested to pass an appropriate order, if required, so that the law relating to Adulteration and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is followed with all earnestness.”

New Delhi—The Supreme Court of India has asked Jammu and Kashmir High Court to pass appropriate orders so that the law relating to adulteration and the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 was followed with all “earnestness.”

Hearing a special leave petition filed by Jammu and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation,

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud said: “we are of the considered opinion that the High Court be requested to pass an appropriate order, if required, so that the law relating to Adulteration and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is followed with all earnestness.”

The court said that if there was any deviation by anyone, “the High Court can take appropriate notice of the same and pass requisite orders.”

Last year, the high court has time and again stressed that it will not make any ‘compromise’ with the health of the people and will make the system work even if the government forgets its duties.

“There won’t be any compromise with the health of the people. The court is aware of its constitutional obligation and will make the system work even if the government forgets its duties,” the court had said. 

“Today it is us, tomorrow it would be our children. Our children would be born deformed because of adulterated food…They (offenders) have become so powerful that the state is unable to proceed against them, money power is now in action,” the court had said while hearing a suo moto Public Interest Litigation.

Jiribam district police seize tobacco products

JIRIBAM | Nov 10

A combined team of police commando and Special Task Force (STF) of Jiribam district police conducted frisking and checking in and around of Jiribam as a preventive and security measures ahead of Sangai Festival.

The frisking was conducting under the supervision of Jiribam SP, Mubi Moirangthem and commanded by additional SP, K. Ajit Kumar Sharma, in which tobacco products were seized from the two different locations.

According to police source, 19 packets of Baba Zarda, 22 packets of S-10 tobacco, 272 packets of V1 tobacco and 220 pieces of Reli tobacco (khaini) were seized on November 9 around 7 pm, from a shop at Kalinagar Pt-II, Jiribam, owned by Haran Das (30), son of Kanai Das of Digli, Jirighat, Cachar.

Moreover, the team also seized 700 packets of Win cigarette from Lakhipur, Jiribam around 11 pm from a person named Md. Abdul Rahim of Lakhipur Manipuri village, Cachar, Assam.

The seized tobacco products will be handed over to the Food Safety Authority after the completion of necessary formalities by the Jiribam police.

AMC collects Rs 1cr in food penalties

70 cases in the past three months under the prevention of food adulteration case

AMC's health department in a press release stated that it has settled 70 cases in the past three months under the prevention of food adulteration case.

"As per Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, our flying squad has been collecting random suspicious food samples and sending them for laboratory tests," said Dr Bhavin Solanki, in-charge medical officer of health, AMC.

"The concerned judicial authority has convicted 70 persons for food adulteration. A total of Rs 1.08 crore has been collected as a fine from them," added Dr Solanki.