Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food additives Food quality control/food safety Standards Inspection Geographical area Asia, Southern Asia Abstract This Act consolidates the laws relating to food and establishes the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India which shall be responsible for making the rules related to food safety and for implementing the provisions of this Act. The Act lays down the provisions on the permitted amount of residues of veterinary drugs and pesticides on food articles and mentions that no food article shall contain any food additives or processing aid unless it is in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Full text English