Export Inspection Council And FSSAI
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The Export Inspection Council (EIC) of India, established in 1963, ensures the quality and safety of exported products through certifications and inspections. It operates through various agencies and laboratories across India, providing mandatory certifications for food items and voluntary certifications for non-food products. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) was created to consolidate food safety regulations and ensure a unified approach to food standards, offering licenses based on business turnover and promoting consumer engagement through various platforms.
Export Inspection Council And FSSAI
- 1. EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL PRESENTED BY : KIRANBEER KAUR REGISTRATION NO: 2124610 PRESENTED TO : DR. AKRITI JAISWAL
- 2. WHAT IS EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL ? The Export Inspection Council (EIC) is the official export –certification body of India which ensures quality and safety of products exported from India. EIC was set up by the Government of India under Section 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 . An exporter can only sell good internationally if it can meet the importing countries requirement , both in terms of quality and safety
- 3. • The Export Inspection Council is located at Delhi and is headed by a Chairman. • Shri Amit Yadav is the current chairmain of EIC . • The Executive Head of the Council is the Director of Inspection & Quality Control who is responsible for day to day functioning of the Council. • The assurance to quality and safety is provided through either a consignment wise inspection or a quality assurance / food safety management based certification through its field organization.
- 4. The Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs) located at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Delhi and Chennai with a network of 30 sub offices backed by the state of art, NABL accredited laboratories at various places. EIC provides mandatory certification for various Food items namely fish & fishery products, dairy product, honey, egg products, meat and meat products, poultry meat products, animal casing, Gelatine, Ossein and crushed bones and feed additive and pre-mixtures while other food and non-food products are certified on voluntary basis. With more than four decade experience in the field of inspection, testing and certification of food items as per importing country’s requirements, EIC is the only organization in India having global acceptance.
- 5. FUNCTIONS OF EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL 1.Ensure the quality and safety of products Export Inspection Council assures the quality and safety of the products specified under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act 1963 through either quality assurance or food safety management-based certification or a consignment wise inspection
- 6. 2. Provide Certifications These are some of the certifications that EIC facilitates, either by itself or through its network of field organizations. • Quality Certification for export goods by installing quality assurance procedures (In-process Quality Control and Self-Certification) in the export units and via consignment-wise examination. • Quality Certification for exportable food items by installing Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) in the food dispensation units, that are on par with international guidelines. • EIC issues various certificates like health and authenticity, to exporters through multiple product export schemes. • Certificates of Origin are issued to exporters through preferential tariff policies for products.
- 7. Sample of EIC certificate
- 8. 3. Quality control and safety inspections Export Inspection Council takes care of quality control, safety inspections and matters related to it, as instructed under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act. Through its initiative or its field organizations, Export Inspection Council also provides services such as, • Laboratory testing facilities for exporters who want to get testing done, either voluntary or as a part of exporting requirements. • Export Inspection Council also gives recognition to Inspection Agencies as per ISO 17020 and Laboratories as per ISO 17025 and utilizes them for export inspection and testing.
- 9. .Export Inspection Council trains and technically assists the industry while installing Quality and Safety Management Systems. • Export Inspection Council and its Export Inspection Agencies are equipped and experienced in the quality management and review of notified goods along with checking according to international criteria or importing countries’ standards, and specifications of importers.
- 10. Other functions of EIC : To advise central government on the measures for sound development of export trade through quality control and inspection To draw up programmes for quality control and inspection of commodities To undertake such responsibilities as are assigned by GOI from time to time
- 11. POWERS CONFIRMED UNDER EIC Notify- To subject commodities to compulsory preshipment inspection Establish or Recognize-To specify the type of quality control or inspection that will be applied to such commodities Specify Standards- To establish, adopt or recognize specifications for the commodity To prohibit the export of the notified commodity unless it satisfies the conditions relating to quality control
- 12. VISION OF EIC Facilitate world wide access Global recognition Meet the international norms
- 13. MISSIONS OF EIC .To create an export inspection & certification infrastructure within the country based on • International Standards for Certification Authorities in consonance with WTO requirements. • To develop confidence in importers about quality and safety of Indian exports. • To provide accredited state-of-art testing facilities in chosen frontier areas.
- 14. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
- 15. FSSAI The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards , 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Departments. • The FSSAI is responsible for setting standards for food so that there is one body to deal with and no confusion in the minds of consumers, traders, manufacturers, and investors.
- 16. The Act aims to establish a single reference point for all matters relating to food safety and standards, by moving from multi- level, multi- departmental control to a single line of command. Highlights of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006
- 17. The FSS Act The FSS Act took 8 older acts into one umbrella: • Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 • Fruit Products Order, 1955 • Meat Food Products Order, 1973 • Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947 • Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order 1988 • Solvent Extracted Oil, De- Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967 • Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 • The FSS Act is a bucket for all the older laws, rules and regulations for food safety
- 18. FSSAI – Administrative structure Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is the Administrative Ministry of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. • The FSSAI is headed by a non-executive Chairperson, appointed by the Central Government, either holding or has held the position of not below the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. • The FSSAI consists of a chairperson & 22 members. • Shri Rajesh Bhushan, IAS current Chairperson for FSSAI and Pawan Kumar Agarwal is the current Chief Executive Officer for FSSAI.
- 19. Location FSSAI is located in 5 regions • Northern Region – With head office at New Delhi • Eastern Region- Kolkata • North Eastern Region- Guwahati • Western region- Mumbai • Southern Region- Cochin and Chennai
- 20. Location FSSAI is located in 5 regions • Northern Region – With head office at New Delhi • Eastern Region- Kolkata • North Eastern Region- Guwahati • Western region- Mumbai • Southern Region- Cochin and Chennai
- 21. Head office at New Delhi
- 23. Aims The main aim of FSSAI is to : 1. Lay down science-based standards for articles of food 2. To regulate manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import of food 3. To facilitate food safety
- 24. Powers or Functions of FSSAI : 1. Framing of regulations to lay down food safety standards 2. Laying down guidelines for accreditation of laboratories for food testing 3. Providing scientific advice and technical support to the Central Government 4. Contributing to the development of international technical standards in food 5. Collecting and collating data regarding food consumption, contamination, emerging risks etc. 6. Disseminating information and promoting awareness about food safety and nutrition in India
- 25. FUNCTIONS
- 26. Departments : 1. Import Division 2. International Co-operation 3. Regulatory Compliance Division (RCD) 4. Food Safety Management System (FSMS) Division 5. Risk Assessment and R&D division (RARD) 6. Information Education Communication (IEC) Division 7. Regulation and Codex Division 8. Quality Assurance/ lab Division 9. HR Division 10. Standards Division
- 28. Research and Quality assurance Resarch • The Research and Development division is responsible for research with the following objectives: 1. Generate new knowledge that would help in continuously updating and upgrading food safety standards which are compatible with international organizations 2. Carry out evidence based studies for improving or building policies Quality Assurance 1. FSSAI has been mandated to perform various functions related to quality and standards of food. 2. These functions in addition to others include “Laying down procedure and guidelines for notification of the accredited laboratories
- 29. FSSAI notified laboratories • FSSAI notified laboratories that are classified as: • FSSAI notified NABL (National accreditation board for testing and calibrating laboratories) accredited labs- 112 •State Labs-72 • Referral Labs-14
- 30. Standards : .Standards framed by FSSAI are prescribed under Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011 (Food Product Standards and Food Additives, Packaging and Labelling, Contaminants, Toxins, and Residues). • The FSSAI has prescribed standards for following food products: Dairy products and analogues Fats, oils and fat emulsions Fruits and vegetable products Meat and meat products Sweets & confectionery Sweetening agents including honey Salt, spices, condiments and related products Beverages, (other than dairy and fruits & vegetables based) Other food product and ingredients Proprietary food Irradiation of food Fish and fish products Cereal and cereal products
- 32. Applicable FSSAI License : FSSAI issues three types of license based on nature of food business and turnover: 1. Registration: For Turnover less than 12 Lakh 2. .State License: For Turnover between 12 Lakh to 20 Crore 3. . Central License: For Turnover above 20 Crore 4. Other criteria like the location of the business, number of retail stores etc. is needed while evaluating the nature of license applicable
- 34. . Food products with FSSAI mark
- 35. Food product labeling under the guidelines of fssai
- 37. Consumer outreach • Consumers can connect to FSSAI through various channels or call Toll free Number 1800112100. https://www.fssai.gov.in/ official website for fssai. • An online platform called ‘Food Safety Voice’ has been launched which helps consumers to register their complaints and feedbacks about food safety issues related to adulterated food, unsafe food, substandard food, labeling defects in food and misleading claims & advertisements related to various food products.
- 38. Therefore, FSSAI has embarked on a large-scale effort to transform the country's food system in order to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable food for all Indians through the 'Eat Right India' movement. The tagline 'Sahi Bhojan. Behtar Jeevan', thus, forms the foundation of this movement.