Consider the following statements : 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a) 1 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Why the answer is (a)
• Statement 1 is correct: the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 consolidated and repealed the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and seven other food laws.
• Statement 2 is wrong: FSSAI is an autonomous statutory body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare headed by its own Chairperson and CEO; it is not under the Director General of Health Services.
• Hence 1 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 2 only
- Statement 2 is wrong: FSSAI has its own Chairperson, not DGHS.
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- Statement 2 is wrong.
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
- Statement 1 is correct: the 2006 Act replaced the 1954 Act.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018, held on 3 June 2018. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.