The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

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This 2025 edition of The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act 34 of 2006) reproduces the parent statute verbatim, updated to 1-5-2025, and incorporates the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023, w.e.f. 11-8-2023) that de-criminalises minor labelling lapses and introduces graded monetary penalties.

Bundled are the complete FSSAI Rules & Regulations—Packaging & Labelling, Food Additives, Organic, Nutraceuticals, GM Food draft, E-commerce Compliance—plus an exhaustive Commodity-wise Index. Concise short comments flag 2024 Front-of-Pack labelling logo, risk-based inspection algorithm, revamped FoSCoS e-licensing and AI-driven surveillance—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity.


Core statutory coverage

• Licensing & registration — FoSCoS portal, dairy clustering, petty food-business exemption.

• Standards & limits — contaminants, additives, novel-food approvals, nutraceutical RDA caps.

• Recall & traceability — nine-step voluntary/mandatory recall, batch coding, digital trace chain.

• Imports & e-commerce — ICEGATE interface, e-marketplace seller compliance, non-retail sample testing.

• Enforcement & penalties — adjudicating officer, compounding (Jan Vishwas slabs), graded administrative fines.


This edition is particularly suited for

• Food manufacturers, cloud-kitchens & exporters filing licences or product approvals.

• QC managers, laboratories & auditors performing FoSTaC and GMP checks.

• FSSAI inspectors, Designated Officers & adjudicating officers.

• Consumer NGOs, nutritionists and public-health researchers.

• AIBE candidates and law students taking food-safety electives.

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About the author

Virag Gupta

Virag Gupta

Virag Gupta is a Partner at VAS Global and a distinguished Advocate practicing before the Supreme Court of India. A former IRS officer and Advisor with Ernst & Young, he brings deep expertise across diverse fields of law. His pioneering cases on Food Safety, grounded in scientific research, have led to paradigm shifts in legal interpretation.

Mr. Gupta has authored authoritative compendiums on Telecom Laws, Mining Laws, and Special Economic Zones, and his litigation has shaped landmark developments in Information Technology and Cyber Law. He also served as a Member of the National Task Force on Interlinking of Rivers, constituted under the directions of the Supreme Court of India.

Beyond the courtroom, he is a prolific columnist for leading national newspapers, a frequent participant in television debates, and the author of several literary works. His career reflects a unique blend of legal acumen, policy expertise, and public engagement, making him a thought leader in contemporary legal discourse.

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