UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

Consider the following statements: 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 repealed the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. FSSAI is an autonomous statutory body administered through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, headed by a Chairperson, and is not under the Director General of Health Services.

Topics: food regulation, fssai and food safety and standards act 2006, polity and governance, statutory bodies and laws