Salt – Substandard – Penalty under FSSI Act, 2006
On 28.2.2012, the Food Safety Officer had drawn samples of TATA salt, they were sent to the Food Analyst, District Health Laboratory, Amravati for test and analysis. DHL analyzed the sample and issued report dated 6.3.2012 that the sample is misbranded and contravenes Regulation NO.2.2.2(3)(i) of Packaging & Labeling Regulations of Chapter – 2 of FSS Regulations, 2011.
This report was challenged under Section 46(4) by filing appeal and requested to send the sample to the Referral Food laboratory, Ghaziabad, New Delhi.
RFL report dated 27.7.2012 found the sample as substandard in terms of Section 3(1)(zx) of the Act of 2006. However, the Director did not give reasons for the same.
Para 25 of the judgment – Iodized Salt can lose its iodine due to environmental factors such as heat, light, moisture, etc. The heat and light would decrease iodine contents of both packaged and open salt brands. The high humidity will result in rapid loss of iodine from salt iodized with potassium iodate, ranging from 30% to 98% of the original iodine content.
Section 71(6) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
Order dated 13.10.2016 of the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal, Buldhana
Order dated 14.5.2013 of the Adjudicating Officer & Joint Commissioner (Food), Food and Drug Administration, Amravati.
Judgment dated 9.5.2024 in Appeal from Order No.19 of 2019 of Tata Chemicals Limited and others Vs. State of Maharashtra
