THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI SUBODH KANT SAHAI)
(a) to (c): The objective of formulating a modern Food
Safety and Standard Bill 2005, is to do away with the
multiplicity of existing food laws and regulations and
enforcement agencies and to bring them under single Act
and authority proposed to be set up under this Bill.
Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods
(Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act,
1992 (IMS Act 1992) is one of the Food Acts/Orders which
are proposed to be repealed/amended on the enactment of
the proposed bill.
A Group of Ministers constituted by the Government
to propose legislative and other changes required for
preparing a modern Integrated Food Law, is presently
considering the issue of the proposed repeal/amendment of
Food Acts/Orders, including IMS Act 1992.