Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 1954 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provisions on the prevention of adulteration of food. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food additives Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act seeks to prevent the adulteration of any article used as food of drinks for human consumption excluding drugs and water. The Act gives the power to the Central Government to set up at Central Committee for Food Standards and Central Food Laboratory for testing and analysing food items. Additionally, the Act also states that no persons shall import into India any food which has been adulterated or misbranded. The Act also provides penalties for contravening provisions of this Act. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Prevention of Food Adulteration (Haryana Validation) Act, 1992 (Act No. 12 of 1993). Legislation | India | 1992 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Monitoring, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Prevention of Food Adulteration (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2002. Legislation | India | 2002 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food security Source: FAO, FAOLEX Prevention of Food Adulteration (7th Amendment) Rules, 2002 Legislation | India | 2003 Keyword: Food additives, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Prevention of Food Adulteration (6th Amendment) Rules, 2000 Legislation | India | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Beverages Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Legislation | India | 2006 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Consumer protection, International trade, Standards, Registration, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Residues, Fraud, Packaging/labelling, Gender Source: FAO, FAOLEX