Know
your rules
Abiding
to export laws is a different ball-game altogether. KC Gupta observes
their importance in the context of the biscuit and confectionery industry
It
is heartening to note that the demand for Indian food products is growing
in the export market, especially for biscuits. Earlier biscuits were
mainly exported to countries, where there was a large settlement of
people of Indian origin. But now the local public in these countries
have taken a liking for Indian biscuits. The export of confectionery
is comparatively very less. The biscuits are mainly exported to Middle
East, Africa, New Zealand, US, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Canada. Legal
requirements in the
PFA Act
Since there are no legal guidelines under current
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) and Rules, several dishonest
traders had been exporting substandard food products to foreign shores.
In this view, it had become very necessary to have a regulation to curb
such unscrupulous acts. Thus, after consulting several food authorities,
a new draft bill on Food Policy 2005 was proposed for developing and
regulating the food export market. This bill emphasises inspection and
quality control of notified commodities prior to being exported. Further,
it would also specify the type of inspection and quality control procedure
that needs to be executed for such food products. Since these specifications
are different for every country, more than one specification is likely
to be put in place. This proposal would also require a certificate from
an approved authority certifying compliance of specifications, quality
checks and inspection procedures laid down, barring which exports of
the notified products will be prohibited.
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