What are the laws governing Candy or Confectionary manufactures in India?

The laws governing a Candy or Confectionary manufacturers can be broadly bucketed into 11 categories.

The following is a list of sector-specific laws currently in force in India, which are applicable to a Candy or Confectionary manufacturing Company.

Food Safety Laws

1. The Food Safety and Standards Act – 2006
2. Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011
3. Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011
4. Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011
5. Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011
6. Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition And Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011
7. The Food Safety and Standards (Food Recall Procedure) Regulations, 2017
8. The Essential Commodity Act, 1995
9. Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act, 1976
10. The Sugarcane Act, 1934

Export and Import Laws

11. Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (the “EQCI Act”)
12. Customs Act, 1962

Packaging and Other Certifications

13. The Agricultural and Processed Foods Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985
14. Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011
15. Legal Metrology Act, 2009
16. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011
17. Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986
18. Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Act, 1937 (Agmark)

Use of Radiation for inspection

19. Atomic Energy Act, 1962
20. Atomic Energy Radiation Protection Rules, 2004
21. Atomic Energy (Radiation Processing of Food & Allied Products) Rules, 2012

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