Food Safety and Standards Act

Why it matters

• It consolidates multiple food-related regulations into a single, comprehensive legal structure to ensure consistency.
• It mandates the scientific determination of standards for articles of food and regulates their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import.
• It shifts the focus of food regulation from mere prevention of adulteration to a proactive, science-based approach to food safety.

How it is asked

Focus on the institutional mechanism of the regulatory body established under this act, its role in balancing consumer protection with industry compliance, and its interaction with international food safety standards.