shall for such non-compliance be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five — THE FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006

, shall for such non-compliance be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five

section 31, shall for such non-compliance be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees. 51. Penalty for sub-standard food. Any person who whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf manufactures for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports any article of food for human consumption which is sub-standard, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five lakh rupees. 52. Penalty for misbranded food. (Z)Any person who whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf manufactures for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports any article of food for human consumption which is misbranded, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to three lakh rupees (2) The Adjudicating Officer may issue a direction to the person found guilty of an offence under this section, for taking corrective action to rectify the mistake or such article of food shall be destroyed: 53. Penalty for misleading advertisement: Any person who publishes, or is party to the publication of an advertisement; which _ falsely describes any food; o (b) is likely to mislead as to the nature or substance or quality of any food or gives false guarantee, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees: (2_ In any proceeding the fact that a label or advertisement relating to any article of food in respect of which the contravention is alleged to have been committed contained an accurate statement of the composition of the food shall not preclude the court from finding that the contravention was committed. 54. Penalty for food containing extraneous matter. Any person whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf manufactures for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports any article of food for human consumption containing extraneous matter, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees. 55. Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety Officer. ~If a food business operator O importer without reasonable ground, fails to comply with the requirements of this Act O the rules or regulations O1 orders issued thereunder, as directed by the Food Safety Officer, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to two lakh rupees. 56. Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of food. Any person who, whether by himself or by any ther person on his behalf, manufactures Or processes any article of food for human consumption under unhygienic Or unsanitary conditions, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees. 31 57. Penalty for possessing adulterant: Subject to the provisions of this chapter, if any person who whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, imports Or manufactures for sale, Or stores, sells or distribute any adulterant shall be liable where such adulterant is not injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding two lakh rupees; (ii) where such adulterant is injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding ten lakh rupees. (2 In a proceeding under sub-section (1), it shall not be a defence that the accused was holding such adulterant on behalf of any other person. 58. Penalty for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided: Whoever contravenes any provisions of this Act or the rules Or regulations made thereunder, for the contravention of which no penalty has been separately provided in this Chapter, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to two lakh rupees 59. Punishment for unsafe food: Any person who, whether by himself o by any other person on his behalf, manufactures for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports any article of food for human consumption which is unsafe, shall be punishable, where such failure or contravention does not result in injury, with [imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months and also with fine which may extend to three lakh rupees]; (ii) where such failure or contravention results in a non-grievous injury, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine which may extend to three lakh rupees; (iii) where such failure or contravention results in a grievous injury, with imprisonment for & term which may extend to six years and also with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees; (iv) where such failure O contravention results in death; with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and also with fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees. 60. Punishment for interfering with seized items. ~If a person without the permission of the Food Safety Officer, retains, removes or tampers with any food, vehicle, equipment; package o labelling O advertising material or other thing that has been seized under this Act; he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees 61. H[Penalty] for false information:~If a person, in connection with requirement O direction under this Act, provides any information Or produces any document that the person knows is false or misleading; he shall be '[liable to penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees]: 62. Punishment for obstructing O impersonating a Food Safety Officer. If a person without reasonable excuse, resists, obstructs, or attempts to obstruct; impersonate, threaten, intimidate O assault a Food Safety Officer in exercising his functions under this Act; he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months and also with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees. 63. H[Penalty] for carrying out a business without licence.-~If any person Or food business operator (except the persons exempted from licensing under sub-section (2) of

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