Consider the following statements: 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 195 4. 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services i

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Q: 68 (IAS/2018)
 Consider the following statements:
1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 195
4.
2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Ecology

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'standards authority': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'standards act': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'food adulteration act': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'food safety': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'fssai': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'health services': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'prevention': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'director general': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'union ministry': [1, 0, 9, 11], 'health': [5, 0, 4, 18]}

The correct answer is option 1, i.e., only the first statement is correct. Let`s break down both statements:

The first statement says the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. This statement is true. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 consolidates several older laws related to food safety and standards, including the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.

The second statement says that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) falls under the charge of the Director-General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. But this is incorrect. The FSSAI is actually an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and is not directly under the charge of Director General of Health Services.

Therefore, the correct answer is "1 only".