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An "incident" of chemical food contamination may be defined as an episodic occurrence of adverse health effects in humans (or animals that might be consumed by humans) following high exposure to particular chemicals, or instances where episodically high concentrations of chemical hazards were detected in the food chain and traced back to a particular event.
The Consumer Guidance Society of India (CGSI) is a nonprofit consumer organization established in India in 1966 to protect and educate the Indian consumer about sub-standard products and services, adulterated foods, short weights and measures, spurious and hazardous drugs, exorbitant prices, endemic shortages leading to black marketing and profiteering, unfulfilled manufacture guarantees, and ...
"[Embodies some salient features of the present status of food adulteration in the United States." "The more important and recent laws relating to food adulteration, which have been enacted by American state legislatures, and by the United States government": p. 268-319 Subjects: Food adulteration and inspection; Food adulteration and inspection
The FSSAI is responsible for setting standards for food so that there is one body to deal with and no confusion in the minds of consumers, traders, manufacturers, and investors. [12] [13] Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is the Administrative Ministry of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024.
In 1998, the Prevention of Food Adulteration Department booked one trader for adulteration of mustard oil. After a prolonged legal battle, the trader was found guilty and in 2008, was sentenced to just two years imprisonment and a mere ₹5,000 fine. [8]
On 14 March 2020, the Union Government brought masks and hand-sanitizers under the act to make sure that these products—key for preventing the spread of COVID-19—are available to people at the right price and in the right quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. [4] As of 1 July 2020, however, the Government has removed masks and hand ...