How health department control the food adulteration?
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Explanation:
The Act provides the protection from adulteration / contamination of food that may lead to the health risk of consumers. The Act deals with the frauds also that can be perpetrated by the dealers by supplying cheaper or adulterated foods. The Act regulates the use of chemicals, pesticides, flavours and other additives in food preparation. Through this Act there is a control over dumping of sub-standards foods. Enrichment of flour, bread, or other cereals with vitamins or minerals, iodization of salt, vitaminisation of vansapati oil, addition of vitamin "C" in certain foods can be done under the provision made in this Act.
The Ministry of Health & family welfare is responsible for ensuring sea food to the consumers. The enforcement of the Act is done by the state/UT governments.
1. To review the provision of PFA Act, 1954, Rules and Standards in consultation with the central committee for Food Standards, a statutory Advisory Committee under the Act and its 9 Technical Sub-committees
2. To conduct examination for the Chemists for their appointment as Public Analyst under the Act
3. To organise training programme for various functionaries under the Act
4. To approve the State PFA Rules
5. To examine and approve the labels of Infant foods.
6. To evaluate and monitor progress of implementation of the Act in the state/UTs by collecting periodical reports and spot visits
7. To liaise with National and International Food Quality Control Organisation such as Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (operating Agmark Scheme), Ministry of Food Processing Industries (implementing Fruits Products Order-FPO), Codes Alimentarius Commission/World Trade Organisation;
8. To ensure quality of food imported to India under the provision of Act;
9. To create consumer awareness; and
10. To augment the food testing laboratories.