Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : FP4108 : Food Laws, Regulations and Certifications { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Mohd Khalid Gul
Syllabus
Food Adulteration, Food Safety Management System. Mandatory and voluntary food laws. Various laws, regulations and Certifications for food processing. Essential Commodity Act, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA), Fruit Products Order (FPO), Meat Food Products Order (MFPO), Vegetable Oil Control Order, Agricultural Marketing and Grading Standards (AGMARK), Bureau of Indian Stand-ards(BIS) and their certifications, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Food Safety and Standards Act and Regulations of India. Food Codex laws, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Agri-cultural Practices (GAP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).
Course Objectives
- To learn various Laws, Regulations & Certifications for Food Processing
Course Outcomes
Ability to provide service to food industry for developing/ operating their manufacturing system in compliance with national and international food standards
Essential Reading
- FSSAI, The Food Safety and Standards act, 2006 along with Rules & Regulations 2011, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd
- Neal D. Fortin, Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice, Wiley
Supplementary Reading
- Shamanna Ranganna, Hand book of Analysis and Quality Control for Fruit and Vegetable Products, Tata McGraw-Hill Education
- FSSAI, 2. Food Safety and Standards Act and Regulations, http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss-legislation/fss-regulations.html