{"id":91548,"date":"2025-06-01T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91548"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:47","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-the-food-safety-and-standards-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-the-food-safety-and-standards-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  The Food Safety and Standards Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A) 1 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1 is correct. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is an Act of Parliament of India which consolidates the laws relating to food and establishes the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. It repealed several earlier laws, including the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, the Fruit Products Order, 1955, the Meat Food Products Order, 1973, etc.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2 is incorrect. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous statutory body established under the FSSA, 2006. While it functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health &#038; Family Welfare, its head is a Chairperson appointed by the Central Government. The Director General of Health Services (DGHS) is a separate position within the Ministry of Health &#038; Family Welfare and is not in charge of the FSSAI.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety. It sets standards for food products and regulates their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 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? &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  The Food Safety and Standards Act\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-the-food-safety-and-standards-act\/#more-91548\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  The Food Safety and Standards Act<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1114,1099,1104],"class_list":["post-91548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1114","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-parliamentary-act","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements:  The Food Safety and Standards Act<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A) 1 only. - Statement 1 is correct. 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