Food is something that binds people everywhere in the world, especially in this pandemic where people have reconnected with the art of cooking.

However this pandemic has also given rise to several food myths associated with consumption of poultry products and covid-19. It started with people worrying about the transmission of covid-19 by the consumption of poultry products however this myth was busted by the food safety and standards authority of India on their website along with many others like FSSAI's standards which said any chocolate should be free from insects and other contaminants. Any rumor stating that FSSAI has permitted insects in chocolate manufacturing process, are false.

This is one initiative taken by them which provides clarifications about food myths and thus helps give the right information about food to people.

The food laws of our country are regulated by the food safety and standards authority of India. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 provides the framework for these food laws of our country along with may others.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been set up under Food Safety and Standards , 2006 which merges different acts and requests that have until now taken care of food related issues in different Ministries and Departments. FSSAI has been made for setting down science based norms for articles of food and to control their assembling, stockpiling, dispersion, deal and import to guarantee accessibility of protected and healthy nourishment for human utilization.

Features of the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006

1. Different focal Acts like Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,1954,Fruit Products Order ,1955 , Meat Food Products Order,1973.
   
   
2. Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947,Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order 1988, Solvent Extracted Oil, De-Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967, Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 and so forth will be canceled after initiation of FSS Act, 2006.

The Act likewise expects to set a solitary reference point for all issues identifying with sanitation and principles, by moving from staggered, multi-departmental control to a solitary line of order. With this impact, the Act sets up an autonomous legal Authority – the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India with head office at Delhi. Sanitation and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the State Food Safety Authorities will authorize different arrangements of the Act.

Foundation of the Authority

Service of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India is the Administrative Ministry for the usage of FSSAI. The Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have just been designated by Government of India. The Chairperson is in the position of Secretary to Government of India.

FSSAI has been ordered by the FSS Act, 2006 for playing out the accompanying capacities:

• Surrounding of Regulations to set out the Standards and rules comparable to articles of food and indicating suitable arrangement of upholding different norms consequently informed.
• Setting down instruments and rules for accreditation of confirmation bodies occupied with affirmation of sanitation the board framework for food organizations.
• Setting down methodology and rules for accreditation of research centers and warning of the authorize labs.
• To give logical exhortation and specialized help to Central Government and State Governments in the issues of confining the strategy and rules in regions which have an immediate or aberrant course of sanitation and sustenance.
• Gather and order information in regards to food utilization, frequency and pervasiveness of natural hazard, contaminants in food, deposits of different, contaminants in nourishments items, ID of rising dangers and presentation of quick ready framework.
• Making a data arrange the nation over with the goal that people in general, buyers, Panchayats and so forth get fast, dependable and target data about sanitation and issues of concern.
• Give preparing projects to people who are included or expect to engage in food organizations.
• Add to the advancement of universal specialized measures for food, sterile and phyto-clean principles.
• Advance general mindfulness about sanitation and food gauges.

References:

• https://fssai.gov.in/cms/myth-buster.php
• https://www.fssai.gov.in/