Chandigarh, September 23rd: Chandigarh Administration has geared up for the implementation of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 in the near future. Sh. Ram Niwas, IAS Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration who is the Commissioner Food Safety presided over the meeting in which the preparedness of the Chandigarh Administration was discussed. Final touches are being given to the various Notifications and Instructions to be issued for implementing the same. Under this act the quantum of fine and imprisonment will be deterrent for any body supplying unhealthy/ unhygienic and adulterated food. The licensing will be however streamlined and even the petty shopkeepers will be registered under the new Act. The Adjudicating Officer who will of the rank of Additional District Magistrate shall levy fine and recover the same. Till such time this act is implemented the provisions of the PFA Act, 1954 shall continue to be implemented to ensure unadulterated /hygienic and healthy food to the citizens of the Chandigarh especially keeping in view the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
OFFENCES & PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE FOOD SAFETY & STANDARDS ACT, 2006
Sections | Offences | Penalties/Imprisonment |
50 | Selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded | Upto 2 lakh rupees. |
51 | Manufacturing, storing or selling distributing or importing of substandard food | Upto 5 lakh rupees. |
52 | Manufacturing, storing, selling, distributing or importing of misbranded food | Upto 3 lakh rupees or destruction of food |
53 | Misleading advertisement | Upto 10 lakh rupees. |
54 | Manufacturing, storing, selling distributing or importing of food which contains extraneous matter | Upto 1 lakh rupees. |
55 | Failure to comply the directions of Food Safety Officer (FSO) | Upto 2 lakh rupees. |
56 | Manufacturing or processing of unhygienic or unsanitary food | Upto 1 lakh rupees. |
57 | Manufacturing, selling, storing distributing or importing of adulterant | (i) upto 2 lakh rupees if adulterant not injurious to health (ii) upto 10 lakh rupees if adulterant injurious to health. |
58 | Contravention for which no specific penalty is provided | Upto 2 lakh rupees. |
59 | Manufacturing storing, selling, distributing or importing of unsafe food | (i) Imprisonment upto 6 months and fine upto 1 lakh rupees if contravention is not injurious to health. (ii) Imprisonment upto 1 year and fine upto 3 lakh rupees if contravention is non-grievous injuries to health. (iii) Imprisonment upto 6 years and fine upto 5 lakh rupees if contravention is grievous injury to health. (iv) Imprisonment upto 7 years or imprisonment for life and fine upto 10 lakh rupees if contravention result in death. |
60 | Interfering with seized items | Imprisonment upto 6 months and fine upto 2 lakh rupees. |
61 | Providing false information | Imprisonment upto 3 months and fine upto 2 lakh rupees. |
62 | Obstructing or impersonating Food Safety Officer (FSO) | Imprisonment upto 3 months and fine upto 1 lakh rupees. |
63 | Carrying out business without license | Imprisonment upto 6 months and fine upto 5 lakh rupees. |
64 | Subsequent offences | (i) Twice the punishment of first conviction. (ii) Further fine on daily basis maximum upto 1 lakh rupees and cancellation of license. |
65 | Injury or death of consumer | (i) upto 5 lakh rupees in case of death (ii) upto 3 lakh rupees in case of grievous injury. (iii) upto 1 lakh rupees in case of injury |