As per Section 5 of the FSS Act, The Food Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and the following twenty-two members out of which one-third shall be women, namely:-
(a) seven Members, not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India, to be appointed by the Central Government, to respectively represent the Ministries or Departments of the Central Government dealing with -
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Agriculture,
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Commerce,
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Consumer Affairs,
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Food Processing,
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Health,
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Legislative Affairs,
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Small Scale Industries,
who shall be Members ex officio;
(b) two representatives from food industry of which one shall be from small scale industries;
(c) two representatives from consumer organisations;
(d) three eminent food technologists or scientists;
(e) five members to be appointed by rotation every three years, one each in seriatim from the Zones as specified in the First Schedule to represent the States and the Union territories;
(f) two persons to represent farmers’ organisations;
(g) one person to represent retailers’ organisations.
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Current Authority Members |
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Organization |
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1 |
Shri Rajesh Bhushan, IAS |
Chairperson |
FSSAI |
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2 |
Shri Arun Singhal, IAS |
Chief Executive Officer, Member Secretary |
FSSAI |
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Appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act |
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3 |
Dr. B. Rajender |
Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Agriculture, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation |
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4 |
Sh. Santosh Kumar Sarangi |
Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Commerce, Department of Commerce |
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5 |
Sh. Amit Mehta |
Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
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6 |
Sh. Minhaj Alam
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Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
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7 |
Sh. Sudhir Kumar |
Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dept. of Health and Family Welfare |
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8 |
Dr. Reeta Vasishta |
Additional Secretary |
Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department |
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9 |
Sh. Manoj Joshi |
Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium |
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No appointments have been made under other clauses of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act |
Profile of Members of Scientific Committee
June 2017
Minutes of 35th Meeting of Food Authority held on 24th June 2021.(Uploaded on: 06.12.2021) [Uploaded on : 06-12-2021]
Minutes of 36th Meeting of Food Authority held on 23rd September 2021. (Uploaded on: 06.12.2021) [Uploaded on : 06-12-2021]
Minutes of 33rd & 34th Meeting of Food Authority held on 23rd March and 23rd April 2021 respectively. (Uploaded on: 05.07.2021) [Uploaded on : 06-07-2021]
Minutes of 32nd Meeting of Food Authority held on 22nd December 2020 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002. [Uploaded on : 01-04-2021]
Minutes of 31st Meeting of Food Authority held on 20th October 2020 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002 [Uploaded on : 31-12-2020]
Minutes of 30th Meeting of Food Authority held on 29th May 2020 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002. [Uploaded on : 02-11-2020]
Minutes of 29th Authority Meeting held on 06th November 2019 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002 [Uploaded on : 03-07-2020]
Minutes of 28th Authority Meeting held on 21st May 2019 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002 [Uploaded on : 03-12-2019]
Minutes of 27th Meeting of Food Authority held on 4th February 2019 [Uploaded on : 18-06-2019]
Minutes of 26th Meeting of Food Authority held on 14th June 2018 [Uploaded on : 17-06-2019]
Minutes of the 25th Meeting of Food Authority held on 21st February 2018. [Uploaded on : 06-07-2018]
Minutes of the 24th Meeting of Food Authority held on 21st September 2017. [Uploaded on : 23-03-2018]
Minutes of the 23rd Meeting of Food Authority held on 25th May 2017. [Uploaded on : 24-10-2017]
Minutes of the 22nd Meeting of Food Authority held on 20th December, 2016. [Uploaded on : 14-06-2017]
Minutes of the 23rd Meeting of Food Authority held on 25th May 2017. [Uploaded on : 14-06-2017]
Minutes of the 21st Meeting of Food Authority held on 26th May, 2016. [Uploaded on : 19-01-2017]
Minutes of the 20th Meeting of Food Authority held on 27th January, 2016. [Uploaded on : 23-06-2016]
Minutes of the 16th Authority Meeting was held on 16th January 2015. [Uploaded on : 23-06-2016]
Minutes of the 19th Meeting of the Food Authority was held on 06th November 2015. [Uploaded on : 14-03-2016]
Minutes of the 18th Authority Meeting was held on 04th September 2015. [Uploaded on : 19-12-2015]
Minutes of the 17th Authority Meeting was held on 18th May 2015. [Uploaded on : 16-10-2015]
Minutes of the 15th Authority Meeting was held on 20th August 2014. [Uploaded on : 06-02-2015]
Minutes of the 14th Authority Meeting was held on 20th June, 2014. [Uploaded on : 02-09-2014]
Minutes of the 13th Authority Meeting was held on 31st January 2014. [Uploaded on : 31-01-2014]
Minutes of the 12th Authority Meeting was held on 29th August 2013. [Uploaded on : 18-10-2013]
Minutes of the 10th Authority Meeting was held on 20th September 2012. [Uploaded on : 20-11-2012]
Minutes of the 09th Authority Meeting was held on 06th June 2012. [Uploaded on : 12-06-2012]
The 8th Meeting of Authority of FSSAI on 29th June 2011 [Uploaded on : 29-06-2011]
7th Meeting of Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India [Uploaded on : 01-02-2011]
Fifth Meeting of the Food Authority [Uploaded on : 17-06-2010]
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Venue:
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4th Floor, Conference Hall, Food and Drug Administration Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi under the chairmanship of Sh. P.I. Suvrathan, Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
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Date:
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29/06/2010
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Time:
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11:00 A.M.
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Regional Workshop to discuss on the preparation of a Blue Print for structuring and Implementation of IT enabled Imported Food Safey System on 23rd Ap [Uploaded on : 01-04-2010]
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Venue:
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The Park, 17, Park Street , Kolkatta.
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Date:
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23/04/2010
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Time:
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10:00 A.M.
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Regional Workshop to discuss on the preparation of a Blue Print for Structuring and Implementation of IT enabled Imported Food Safety System on 19th [Uploaded on : 01-04-2010]
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Venue:
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Surya Hall , The Park, 601, Anna Salai,Chennai.
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Date:
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19/04/2010
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Time:
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10:00 A.M.
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Fourth Meeting of the Authority on 12th April 2010 [Uploaded on : 01-04-2010]
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Minutes:
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Date:
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12/04/2010
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Time:
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11:00 AM
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International Conference on Best Practices in Food Safety Implementation 9-11th November 2010 [Uploaded on : 02-02-2010]
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Venue:
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India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
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Date:
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09-11 th November 2010
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Sixth Meeting of Authority is scheduled to be held on 8th Nov. 2010 at 11.00 A.M [Uploaded on : 02-02-2010]
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Venue:
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4th Floor, Conference Hall, Food and Drug Administration Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi
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Minutes:
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Date:
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08/11/2010
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Time:
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11:00 A.M.
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Second Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Food Authority on 2nd Nov. 2010 at 11.00 A.M [Uploaded on : 01-02-2010]
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Venue:
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4th Floor, Conference Hall, Food and Drug Administration Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi
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Minutes:
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Date:
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02/11/2010
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Time:
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11:00 A.M.
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Third Meeting of the Authority [Uploaded on : 01-11-2009]
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Venue:
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Conference Room,4th Floor ,FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road,New Delhi
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Date:
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26/11/2009
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Time:
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11:00 AM
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Regional workshop to discuss on the preparation of a Blue Print for structuring and Implementation of IT enabled Imported Food Safety System on 26th A [Uploaded on : 01-05-2009]
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Venue:
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Concard 1 Hall, Ramada Plaza Palm Grove, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu Beach, Mumbai.
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Date:
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26/04/2010
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Time:
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10:00 A.M.
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Second Meeting of the Authority [Uploaded on : 01-05-2009]
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Venue:
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Conference Hall, 4th Floor, FDA Bhawan, New Delhi- 110002
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Date:
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08/05/2009
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Time:
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11:00 AM
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First Meeting of the Authority [Uploaded on : 04-12-2008]
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Venue:
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Conference Room,4th Floor ,FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road,New Delhi
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Date:
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19/12/2008
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Time:
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9:00 AM
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