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Background
Overview
Crucial for understanding India's regulatory framework for food, public health governance, consumer protection, and the challenges in ensuring food safety across a diverse supply chain. Directly impacts health outcomes and economic activity.
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is a comprehensive legislation in India that consolidates various laws relating to food and establishes the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for laying down science-based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.