Food Standard institution
1. Codex alimentarius
2. Prevention of food adulteration act (PFA)
3. The agmark standard
4. Bureau of Indian standards (BIS)
5. Consumer protection act
National and international organization involvement
FSSAI
WTO
FOA
FSSAT
ISI
Agmark
Agriculture organization
Food safety and inspecting team
Food Standard agency
Bureau of Indian standard (BIS)
Food Standard and Law
To prevent adulteration and to maintain availability of food good quality food stuff, the government has set up certain institutions for standardization they are-
1. Codex Alimentarius "food book/ food code
It is collection of standards, guidelines, and codes of practices adopt by the codex alimentarius commission.
Codes of practice
Food book
Food production
Guidelines and recommendations relating to food
Ensure fair practices in the international food trade
Protect the health of consumer
Resolution of dispute concerning food safety and consumer protection
Guidelines and recommendations to food safety
Maintained by codex alimentarius commission
Guidelines and recommendations to food production
Collection of internationally recognized standards.
Codex Alimentarius
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Maintained by codex alimentarius commission.
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Established by food and agriculture organization (FAO); joint FAO/ WHO food satandard programmes.
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Recognized by world trade organization
Scope of codex Alimentarius
Cover all food
Contains general standard covering matters
.Guidelines for nutrition and food labelling of food product
.Food hygiene
.Food additives
.pesticides residue
.procedures for assessing safety of food
. Contamination of Food
.specification for food grade chemicals
Risk assessment; DNA modified organisms
Guidelines for use of Hazard analysis
Published in several languages arabic, Chinese, english, French and Spanish
Method of analysis and sampling
Fair practice in trade
Guidelines for certification system for food
Guidelines for import and export inspection
Food hygiene
.general principle
.code of hygiene practices in industries
Food handling
Why do need codex standards?
Codex standard ensure that food is safe and can be traded.
Recommendation in all areas related to food safety and quality.
Prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 (PFA)
Prevention of food adulteration act seeks to prevent the adulteration of any article used as food, of drink for human consumption..
PFA act aim at making provisions for the prevention of adulteration of food.
Food is one of the basic necessities for source of strength, nourishment, energy and nourishment of life.
Pure healthy and fresh diet is most essential for health.
Adulterant
A substance used to purpose of adulteration.
For an example; mix stone in rice and dals.
Mix bricks power in turmeric power
Papaya seeds in black pepper
Adulterated
Something poorer in quality by adding another substance
Adulteration
The action of making something poorer in quality by the addition of another substance.
A food is called adulterated when;
Mixing the food with other substance
Essential contituent of food partially or wholly extracted
Kept unpacked and unhygienic condition
Food article contains rotten, decomposed or diseased animal or rotten vegetable or insect
Container made hazardous substance
Use any contaminated material
Food product fail to meet legal standards
Unfair practices in food chemical composition
Add non-nutritious substance to improve food appearance
Mix with any poisonous ingredients
Food unsafe for consumption
Loss actual quality of food
Quality of food product poorer
Mix with colouring agent, preservation which is not allow
Making food inferior or cheaper quality
Food unsafe for health
Mixing the food with other substance
Objective/ aim/ purpose/ Importance of PFA, act 1954
To make provision for prevention of adulteration of food
Protect the public from poisonous and harmful food
To prevent sale of below the required standand foods
Maintaining and inspecting
Prevent all types of food adulteration
Public awareness
Ensure that food sold is safe
Prevent, import, manufacture, sale or distribution of adulterated food
To protect consumer fraudulent practices
Function of PFA act
(Steps taken by central government)
Inspect establishment
Make provision for prevention of adulteration of food.
Keep maintaining food safety
Regulation of laws for quality of food
Prepare checklist and legal documenting
Appoint public analyst for local area; seizing for sample
Coordination with administrative board
Food analysis; analysis of sample
Maintain records of inspection
Maintain trade practices
Agmark standard; quality certification Mark
Agmark is derived form of agriculture marketing
The word Agmark label ensure quality and purity
Used to certify the food products for quality control
The AGMARK standard was setup by
The directorate of marketing ans inspection of government of India by introducing
An agriculture product actof in 1937.
Quality checks Agmark in indis
Agmark grading and standardization is a central sector scheme.
A quality of product is determined with-
Size
Variety
Weight
Colour
Moisture
Fat content
Agmark Grading (rating scale)
The grades incorporated are; grade 1,2,3 and 4 or special, good, fair, and ordinary.
Objectives of Agmark standards
The main objective of agmark standard promotion of grading and standardization of agricultural and allied commodities under agricultural product (grading and marking act) act 1937.
Objective/ purpose/ aim of Agmark standard
Promote agricultural marketing
Determinating of quality
Ensure product, quality, and purity
To help farmer get better price by grading their product.
Prepare checklist
Analyse sample for grading
Domestic trade and export; quality grading and certification
Quality certification Mark
Certification of agriculture commodities
Quality grading
Promotion of agriculture product
Products available under AGMARK are as follows-
Pulses
Butter
Vegetable oil
Wheat product
Gram flour
Milk product
Rice
Honey
Ghee
Whole spice and ground spice
Features of Agmark standards
Set quality standards for agriculture commodities
Spreading all over country
Quality grading certification for export and domestic trade
Standards are harmonized with international standard; view of WTO requirement
Certification of adulteration prone commodities
Approved laboratories facility for testing
Check is kept on quality of certified product
Sample testing facility and grading
Third party gurarantee to quality certified
Quality certification of agriculture product
Spread all over country
Eligibility Agmark certification
Parties desirous to grade their commodities under Agmark have to obtain certificate of authorization.
For the purpose, they have adequate infrastructure to process the commodity and access to an approved laboratory for the determination of quality and safety factor.
Bureau of Indian standard; BIS
renamed ISI; indian standard institute
Bureau of Indian standards is a national standards body engaged in the preparation and implementation of standards, operation of certification, schemes both for products and systems, organization and management of testing laboratories, creating consumer awareness and maintain close cooperation with international standard bodies.
Bureau of Indian standard is national body which maintain the quality, safety, and reliability of product in India.
Improve quality standards for consumer and industrial goods.
To adopt a standard for product; has to obtain license from IS I under its marking scheme.
Objective / purpose of BIS
testing product facility
Implementation of standard
Acceptance of good and services in foreign trade
Certification scheme for both product ans system
Production and exports
Growth and development of Indian industry
Maintain quality, safety, reliability of product
Maintain cooperation with international standard bodies
Strategy for recognition of standards and integrating
Create consumer awareness
Promote health and safety of consumer
Product specification
Product certification scheme
Engage in formulations of Indian standard sector
Inspect quality sample
Harmonious development of standardization and quality control
Consumer protection
Function of BIS
laboratory and product testing; product of chemical food, electrical and mechanical disciplines
Provide product certification
Promote general standards at national and international level
Standard formulation; areas/ sectors
Circulate information relating to standardization
Training services
Help in production of quality goods
Harmonious development of activities of standardization, making, quality certification, promote Indian industrial product
Operation of certification scheme for both product and systems
To evolve nation strategy for growth and development of industrial production and export
Management of testing laboratories
To prepare standard for commodities, material and processes.
Create consumer awareness
Certify industrial goods
To protect consumer assuring product quality
Sale for standards and publication
Management of testing laboratories
Standards formulations; BIS
Choose final product; properties and characteristic
Under standard formulations, BIS is engaged in formulations of Indian standard for 14 sectors namely-
Chemical
Food and agriculture
Civil
Electrical
Coal and related product
Petroleum
Water
Management and systems
Textile
Transport engineering and production
Medical and hospital planning
Metallurgical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Electronics and telecommunications and information technology
Consumer protect act
Rights of consumer
Consumer education
Access to a variety of good and services at competitive price
Heard and to be assured
Protected against marketing of good and service, hazardous to life
Informed about quality, quantity, purity, standards, price
Protect against unfair trade practices
Quality life of consumer; basic needs
Seek redressal (compensation) against unfair trade practices
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