Question

Which is the voluntary organisation regulating the quality of edible items ?​

Answer 1

Fruit Products Order -1955, promulgated under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act - 1955, aims at regulating sanitary and hygienic conditions in manufacture of fruit, vegetable products. It is mandatory for all manufacturers of fruit, vegetable products to obtain a license under this Order. To ensure good quality products, manufactured under hygienic conditions, the Fruit Product Order lays down the minimum requirements for:

Sanitary and hygienic conditions of premises, surrounding and personnel.

Water to be used for processing.

Machinery and equipment.

Product standards.

Besides this, maximum limits of preservatives, additives and contaminants have also been specified for various products.

This order is implemented by Ministry of Food Processing Industries through the Directorate of Fruit & Vegetable Preservation at New Delhi. The Directorate has four regional offices located at Delhi. The Directorate has four regional offices located at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai, as well as sub-offices at Lucknow and Guwahati. The officials of the Directorate undertake frequent inspections of the manufacturing units and draw random samples of products from the manufactures and markets which are analyzed in the laboratories to test their conformity with the specifications laid under FPO.

The Central Fruit Advisory Committee comprising of the officials of concerned Government Departments, Technical experts, representatives of Central food Technology Research Institute, Bureau of Indian standards, Fruits and Vegetable Products and processing Industry, is responsible for recommending amendments in the Fruit Product Order, In view of the demands of the industry, and the liberalized economic scenario, major amendments were made in FPO during 1997

Answer 2

Answer:

"FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) " is the voluntary organisation "regulating the quality of edible items" in India .

Explanation:

FSSAI comes under the "Ministry of Health & Family Welfare" and came into existence in 2006 as per the "Food Safety and Standards Act". Currently, the "Chairperson of FSSAI" is Rita Teotia. There are five offices spread across India apart from the headquarters at New Delhi- Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati and Cochin.