The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
11. Central Advisory
Committee. -
1.
The
Food Authority shall, by notification, establish a Committee to be known as the
Central Advisory Committee.
2.
The
Central Advisory Committee shall consist of two members each to represent the
interests of food industry, agriculture, consumers, relevant research bodies
and food laboratories, and all Commissioners of Food Safety, and the
Chairperson of the Scientific Committee shall be ex officio member.
3.
The
representatives of the concerned Ministries or Departments of the Central
Government in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Bio-technology,
Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Environment and Forests, Food
Processing Industries, Health, Panchayati Raj, Small Scale Industries and Food
and Public Distribution or government institutes or organisations and
government recognised farmers' organisation shall be invitees to the
deliberations of the Central Advisory Committee.
4.
The
Chief Executive Officer shall be ex officio Chairperson of the Central Advisory
Committee.
5.
The
Central Advisory Committee shall follow such rules of procedure including its
transaction of business as may be specified by regulations.