Instructions to Food Business Operator destruction & Seizure Form prepared by Punjab Food Authority

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An Act to provide for the safety and standards of food and
for establishment of the Punjab Food Authority.
Preamble.– Whereas, it is expedient to protect public health, to provide for the safety and standards of food, to establish the Punjab Food Authority and for other connected matters;
(a) “adulterated food” means the food–
(i) which is not of the nature, substance or quality which it purports or is represented to be; or
(ii) which contains any such extraneous substance as may adversely affect the nature, substance or quality of the food; or
(iii) which is processed, mixed, coloured, powdered or coated with any other substance in contravention of the rules or the regulations; or
(iv) any constituent of which has been wholly or in part abstracted so as to affect injuriously its nature, substance or quality; or
(v) which contains any poisonous or other ingredient that may render it injurious to human health; or
(vi) the quality or purity of which does not conform to the prescribed standards; or
(vii) which has been prepared, packed or kept under unhygienic and insanitary conditions; or
(viii) which is contaminated or has become injurious to health;
Powers of Food Safety Officer.– (1) A Food Safety Officer may–

(a) take sample of any food or any substance, which appears to him to be intended for sale, or has been sold as food;

(b) seize any food, apparatus or utensil which appears to the Food Safety Officer to be in contravention of this Act, the rules or the regulations;

(c) enter or seal any premises where he believes any food is prepared, preserved, packaged, stored, conveyed, distributed or sold, examine any such food and examine anything that he believes is used, or capable of being used for such preparation, preservation, packaging, storing, conveying, distribution or sale;
[10][(ca) impose fine on a food operator if the Authority has delegated such power to him;]
(d) open and examine any package which, he believes, to contain any food;
(e) examine any book or documents with respect to any food and make copies of or take extracts from the book or document;
(f) demand the production of the identity card, the business registration certificate, licence or any other relevant document from a food operator;
(g) mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any food or appliance; and
(h) search and seize any vehicle carrying food.
(2) A Food Safety Officer shall prepare a statement describing the food, apparatus, utensil or vehicle seized and shall deliver a copy of the statement to the person from whom it is seized or, if such person is not present, send such copy to him by mail.
(3) A person claiming back anything seized under sub-section (1) may, within seven days of the seizure, apply to the Court and the Court may confirm such seizure, wholly or in part, or may order that it be restored to the claimant.
(4) If the Court confirms the seizure of the food, apparatus or utensil, it shall be forfeited to the Food Authority or the Court may direct that such food, apparatus, utensil may be destroyed at the cost of the owner or person in whose possession it was found.
(5) If an application is not made within seven days under sub-section (3), the food, apparatus or utensil seized, shall be forfeited to the Food Authority.
(6) Any person may make an application in writing to the Food Safety Officer asking him to purchase a sample of any food from a food operator and get it analyzed from the public analyst.
15. Licensing of food business.–(1) A person shall not use any place for food business except under the prescribed registration or licence.
16. Improvement notice.–
18. Emergency prohibition orders.–(1) If the Food Safety Officer is satisfied that the health risk condition exists with respect to any food business, he may, after serving a notice on the food operator and for reasons to be recorded in writing, restrain him from carrying on the food business with or without specifying conditions or period of such restraint.

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