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 -
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.
Current Authority Members | |||
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S No | Name | Designation | Organization |
1 | Shri Rajesh Bhushan, IAS | Chairperson | FSSAI |
2 | Shri G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS | Chief Executive Officer, Member Secretary | FSSAI |
Appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act | |||
3 | Dr. Mandeep K. Bhandari | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dept. of Health and Family Welfare |
4 | Shri K. R. Saji Kumar | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department |
5 | Smt. Alka Nangia Arora | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
6 | Shri Anupam Mishra | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
7 | Ms. Shubha Thakur | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Agriculture, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmer's Welfare |
8 | Shri Kuntal Sensarma | Economic Advisor | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
9 | Sh. Diwakar Nath Misra | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
No appointments have been made under other clauses of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act |
Profile of Members of Scientific Committee
Profile of Members of Scientific Committee. (Uploaded on: 19.06.2017) size:( 1.39 MB)
January 2023
Minutes of the 40th Food Authority Meeting held on 29th September 2022 [Uploaded on : 16-01-2023]
October 2022
Minutes of the 39th Food Authority Meeting held on 13th July 2022 [Uploaded on : 14-10-2022]
July 2022
Minutes of the 38th Food Authority Meeting held on 2nd March 2022 [Uploaded on : 20-07-2022]
March 2022
Minutes of 37th Meeting of Food Authority held on 23rd November 2021 [Uploaded on : 14-03-2022]
July 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]
April 2021
Minutes of 32nd Meeting of Food Authority held on 22nd December 2020 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002. [Uploaded on : 01-04-2021]
December 2020
Minutes of 31st Meeting of Food Authority held on 20th October 2020 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002 [Uploaded on : 31-12-2020]
December 2021
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]
November 2020
Minutes of 30th Meeting of Food Authority held on 29th May 2020 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002. [Uploaded on : 02-11-2020]
July 2020
Minutes of 29th Authority Meeting held on 06th November 2019 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002 [Uploaded on : 03-07-2020]
December 2019
Minutes of 28th Authority Meeting held on 21st May 2019 at FDA Bhawan New Delhi-110002 [Uploaded on : 03-12-2019]
June 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]
July 2018
Minutes of the 25th Meeting of Food Authority held on 21st February 2018. [Uploaded on : 06-07-2018]
March 2018
Minutes of the 24th Meeting of Food Authority held on 21st September 2017. [Uploaded on : 23-03-2018]
October 2017
Minutes of the 23rd Meeting of Food Authority held on 25th May 2017. [Uploaded on : 24-10-2017]
June 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]
January 2017
Minutes of the 21st Meeting of Food Authority held on 26th May, 2016. [Uploaded on : 19-01-2017]
June 2016
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]
March 2016
Minutes of the 19th Meeting of the Food Authority was held on 06th November 2015. [Uploaded on : 14-03-2016]
November 2015
Minutes of the 18th Authority Meeting was held on 04th September 2015. [Uploaded on : 19-12-2015]
October 2015
Minutes of the 17th Authority Meeting was held on 18th May 2015. [Uploaded on : 16-10-2015]
February 2015
Minutes of the 15th Authority Meeting was held on 20th August 2014. [Uploaded on : 06-02-2015]
September 2014
Minutes of the 14th Authority Meeting was held on 20th June, 2014. [Uploaded on : 02-09-2014]
January 2014
Minutes of the 13th Authority Meeting was held on 31st January 2014. [Uploaded on : 31-01-2014]
October 2013
Minutes of the 12th Authority Meeting was held on 29th August 2013. [Uploaded on : 18-10-2013]
November 2012
Minutes of the 10th Authority Meeting was held on 20th September 2012. [Uploaded on : 20-11-2012]
June 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]
February 2011
7th Meeting of Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India [Uploaded on : 01-02-2011]
June 2010
Fifth Meeting of the Food Authority [Uploaded on : 17-06-2010]
Venue: |
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. |
Date: |
29/06/2010 |
Time: |
11:00 A.M. |
April 2010
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]
Venue: |
The Park, 17, Park Street , Kolkatta. |
Date: |
23/04/2010 |
Time: |
10:00 A.M. |
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]
Venue: |
Surya Hall , The Park, 601, Anna Salai,Chennai. |
Date: |
19/04/2010 |
Time: |
10:00 A.M. |
Fourth Meeting of the Authority on 12th April 2010 [Uploaded on : 01-04-2010]
Minutes: |
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Date: |
12/04/2010 |
Time: |
11:00 AM |
February 2010
International Conference on Best Practices in Food Safety Implementation 9-11th November 2010 [Uploaded on : 02-02-2010]
Venue: |
India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi |
Date: |
09-11 th November 2010 |
Sixth Meeting of Authority is scheduled to be held on 8th Nov. 2010 at 11.00 A.M [Uploaded on : 02-02-2010]
Venue: |
4th Floor, Conference Hall, Food and Drug Administration Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi |
Minutes: |
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Date: |
08/11/2010 |
Time: |
11:00 A.M. |
Second Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Food Authority on 2nd Nov. 2010 at 11.00 A.M [Uploaded on : 01-02-2010]
Venue: |
4th Floor, Conference Hall, Food and Drug Administration Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi |
Minutes: |
Minutes of the Meeting |
Date: |
02/11/2010 |
Time: |
11:00 A.M. |
November 2009
Third Meeting of the Authority [Uploaded on : 01-11-2009]
Venue: |
Conference Room,4th Floor ,FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road,New Delhi |
Date: |
26/11/2009 |
Time: |
11:00 AM |
May 2009
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]
Venue: |
Concard 1 Hall, Ramada Plaza Palm Grove, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu Beach, Mumbai. |
Date: |
26/04/2010 |
Time: |
10:00 A.M. |
Second Meeting of the Authority [Uploaded on : 01-05-2009]
Venue: |
Conference Hall, 4th Floor, FDA Bhawan, New Delhi- 110002 |
Date: |
08/05/2009 |
Time: |
11:00 AM |
December 2008
First Meeting of the Authority [Uploaded on : 04-12-2008]
Venue: |
Conference Room,4th Floor ,FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road,New Delhi |
Date: |
19/12/2008 |
Time: |
9:00 AM |