The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
45. Food Analysts. –
The Commissioner of
Food Safety may, by notification, appoint such persons as he thinks fit, having
the qualifications prescribed by the Central Government, to be Food Analysts
for such local areas as may be assigned to them by the Commissioner of Food
Safety: Provided that no person, who has any financial interest in the
manufacture or sale of any article of food shall be appointed to be a Food
Analyst under this section: Provided further that different Food Analysts may
be appointed for different articles of food.