Food Safety Bill adds CEO as Food Authority member

This Bill amends the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to include the Chief Executive Officer as a member of the Food Authority, clarify the requirement for one-third of specific member categories to be women, and grant the Chairperson powers of general superintendence over the Authority's affairs.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), its Chairperson, its members, and the Central Government.

• Increases the total number of members in the Food Authority from twenty-two to twenty-three by adding the Chief Executive Officer as a Member-Secretary ex officio.
• Restricts the requirement for one-third of members to be women to only those members representing food industry, consumer organisations, food technologists/scientists, farmers’ organisations, and retailers’ organisations.
• Inserts a new section (7A) granting the Chairperson powers of general superintendence and directions in the conduct of the Food Authority's affairs.
• Allows the Central Government to dispense with the condition of previous publication for regulations made by the Food Authority if it is in the public interest.

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