FOOD STANDARDS FOR ENSURING QUALITY AND SAFETY OF NATURAL AND PROCESSED FOODS HAVE BEEN FORMULATED AND ENFORCED BY LAW IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF WORLD WITH THE VIEW TO ENCOURAGE WORLD TRADE.
AN INTERNATIONAL BODY WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER UN CALLED JOINT FAO/WHO CODEXALIMENTARIES COMMISSION(CAC). THE OBJECTIVES OF CAC IS TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL FOOD STANDARDS AND PUBLISH THEM AS FOOD CODE.
THE CAC HAS ESTABLISHED EXPERT COMMITTES ON FOOD ADDITIVES METHODS OF ANALYSIS, FOOD HYGEINE AND PESTICIDE RESIDUE ALSO A NUMBER OF COMMITTEE OF DIFFERENT COMMODITY LIKE MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS, FATS, OILS, SUGAR AND QUICK FROZEN FOODS.
AGENCIES OF STANDARDS FOR FOOD SAFETY FDA (FOOD DRUG ADMINISTRATION). IT ENSURES THAT ALL FOOD ARE SAFE AND WHOLESOME AND THEY ARE HONESTTLY LABELLED WITH CORRECT INFORMATION ABOUTPRODUCT. IT HAS TWO MAIN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM-
1- FDA COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDELINES (MICROBIAL DEFECT).
2- FDA FOOD DEFECT ACTION (BATURAL DEFECTS).
COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDE CONATAIN SPECIFIC MICROBIAL CRITERIA FOR VARIOUS FOOD AND FEED SPECIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR TPC, COLIFORM, COUNT STAPHYLOCOCUS, FOOD BORNE PATHOGENS. THE FOOD DEFECT ACTION DEALS MOSTLY WITH THE LEVEL OF NATURAL DEFECT THAT MAY BE TOLERATED IN PARTICULAR FOOD OR COMMODITY.
USDA (UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL):-
IT HAS AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE MARKETING OF SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LIKE EGG AND ITA PRODUCTS, MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS AND DAIRY PRODUCT ARE COVERED BY USDA, AMS AND FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS).
NMFS (NATIONAL MARINE FISHERY SERVICES):-
IN US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IT IS A FEE FOR SERVICE FISHERY PRODUCT INSPECTION PROGRAM. IT GIVE MORE IMPORTANCE TO ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITY.
FPO (FRUIT PRODUCT ORDER):-
UNDER THIS ORDER EVERY MANUFACTURER OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PRODUCT MUST OBTAIN A LICENSE FOR MANUFACTURER AND CONFIRM TO SANITARY REQUIREMENT AND STANDARD OF QUALITY SPECIFIED INSPECTORS ATTACHED TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING DEPARTMENT ARE EMPOWERED TO COLLECT SAMPLE, INSPECT FACTORY AND EVEN SEND CODED SAMPLE TO ANY CONTROLLED LAB. THE ORDER HAS LAID DOWN LIMITS FOR PRESENCE OF POISONOUS ELEMENTS, PERMITTED FOOD COLOR AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FRUIT PRODUCT.
PFA (PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION):-
PROHIBITS MANUFACTURER, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NOT ONLY ADULTERATED FOOD BUT ALSO MISBRANDED FOOD.APART FROM GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PURITY OF FOOD STUFF ACT HAS LAID DOWN STANDARDS FOR LIMITS OF ANTIOXIDENT, EMULSIFIERS, COLORS AND HEAT STABILIZER PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD.
AGMARK:-
THIS WAS SET UP BY DIRECTORIATE OF MARKETING AND INSPECTION OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. ALSO KNOWN AS AGRICULTURAL GRADING AND MARKETING ACT. GIVES STANDARDS FOR CEREAL QUALITY, OIL SEEDS, BUTTER, GHEE, LEGUMES, EGG ETC. IT CLASSIFIES COMMODITIES INTO GRADES DEPENDING UPON QUALITY.
GRADES:-
I - SPECIAL
II - GOOD
III- FAIR
IV- ORDINARY
IT ALSO SPECIFIES THE TYPE OF PACKAGING TO BE USED FOR DIFFERENT PRODUCT.
ISI:-
WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS BIS. IT GIVES STANDARDS FOR VARIOUS COMMODITIES AND GIVE CERTIFICATE FOR PRODUCTS. CONFIRMING TO STANDARDS. THUS THE MARK ON ANY FOOD ARTICLE IS GUARANTEE OF FOOD QUALITY.
AN INTERNATIONAL BODY WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER UN CALLED JOINT FAO/WHO CODEXALIMENTARIES COMMISSION(CAC). THE OBJECTIVES OF CAC IS TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL FOOD STANDARDS AND PUBLISH THEM AS FOOD CODE.
THE CAC HAS ESTABLISHED EXPERT COMMITTES ON FOOD ADDITIVES METHODS OF ANALYSIS, FOOD HYGEINE AND PESTICIDE RESIDUE ALSO A NUMBER OF COMMITTEE OF DIFFERENT COMMODITY LIKE MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS, FATS, OILS, SUGAR AND QUICK FROZEN FOODS.
AGENCIES OF STANDARDS FOR FOOD SAFETY FDA (FOOD DRUG ADMINISTRATION). IT ENSURES THAT ALL FOOD ARE SAFE AND WHOLESOME AND THEY ARE HONESTTLY LABELLED WITH CORRECT INFORMATION ABOUTPRODUCT. IT HAS TWO MAIN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM-
1- FDA COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDELINES (MICROBIAL DEFECT).
2- FDA FOOD DEFECT ACTION (BATURAL DEFECTS).
COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDE CONATAIN SPECIFIC MICROBIAL CRITERIA FOR VARIOUS FOOD AND FEED SPECIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR TPC, COLIFORM, COUNT STAPHYLOCOCUS, FOOD BORNE PATHOGENS. THE FOOD DEFECT ACTION DEALS MOSTLY WITH THE LEVEL OF NATURAL DEFECT THAT MAY BE TOLERATED IN PARTICULAR FOOD OR COMMODITY.
USDA (UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL):-
IT HAS AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE MARKETING OF SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LIKE EGG AND ITA PRODUCTS, MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS AND DAIRY PRODUCT ARE COVERED BY USDA, AMS AND FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS).
NMFS (NATIONAL MARINE FISHERY SERVICES):-
IN US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IT IS A FEE FOR SERVICE FISHERY PRODUCT INSPECTION PROGRAM. IT GIVE MORE IMPORTANCE TO ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITY.
FPO (FRUIT PRODUCT ORDER):-
UNDER THIS ORDER EVERY MANUFACTURER OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PRODUCT MUST OBTAIN A LICENSE FOR MANUFACTURER AND CONFIRM TO SANITARY REQUIREMENT AND STANDARD OF QUALITY SPECIFIED INSPECTORS ATTACHED TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING DEPARTMENT ARE EMPOWERED TO COLLECT SAMPLE, INSPECT FACTORY AND EVEN SEND CODED SAMPLE TO ANY CONTROLLED LAB. THE ORDER HAS LAID DOWN LIMITS FOR PRESENCE OF POISONOUS ELEMENTS, PERMITTED FOOD COLOR AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FRUIT PRODUCT.
PFA (PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION):-
PROHIBITS MANUFACTURER, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NOT ONLY ADULTERATED FOOD BUT ALSO MISBRANDED FOOD.APART FROM GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PURITY OF FOOD STUFF ACT HAS LAID DOWN STANDARDS FOR LIMITS OF ANTIOXIDENT, EMULSIFIERS, COLORS AND HEAT STABILIZER PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD.
AGMARK:-
THIS WAS SET UP BY DIRECTORIATE OF MARKETING AND INSPECTION OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. ALSO KNOWN AS AGRICULTURAL GRADING AND MARKETING ACT. GIVES STANDARDS FOR CEREAL QUALITY, OIL SEEDS, BUTTER, GHEE, LEGUMES, EGG ETC. IT CLASSIFIES COMMODITIES INTO GRADES DEPENDING UPON QUALITY.
GRADES:-
I - SPECIAL
II - GOOD
III- FAIR
IV- ORDINARY
IT ALSO SPECIFIES THE TYPE OF PACKAGING TO BE USED FOR DIFFERENT PRODUCT.
ISI:-
WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS BIS. IT GIVES STANDARDS FOR VARIOUS COMMODITIES AND GIVE CERTIFICATE FOR PRODUCTS. CONFIRMING TO STANDARDS. THUS THE MARK ON ANY FOOD ARTICLE IS GUARANTEE OF FOOD QUALITY.
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