An Evaluation Of The Enforcement Mechanism Under The Food Safety And Standards Act 2006 In Ensuring Safe And Wholesome Food

Abstract

Food is an essential ingredient for the sustenance of life on the earth. The right to food encompasses the right to safe and nutritious food in its ambit. In a welfare state, when the State holds a parental concern towards the subjects, a major duty is enjoined on the State to ensure adequate, safe and wholesome food to its citizens. The present study commenced with the concern of the growing food safety issues in India as well as at the global level newline