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Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.

Fruit Products Order, 1955.

Meat Food Products Order, 1973.

Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947.

Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998.

Solvent Extracted Oil, De oiled Meal, and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967.

Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992.

Any other order under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 relating to food.

11. 
    Could India explain the procedure it is following to notify the various pieces of food legislation which are currently being prepared by FSSAI?
    

Reply: The draft regulations, before finalisation are notified in the Official Gazette and placed on the FSSAI portal to enable interested parties to send their comments. It is also at this stage notified to the WTO. The final regulations is notified in the Official Gazette of the Government.

11. 
    Does India plan to have a transitional period before entry into force of the Food Safety Standards Regulation which was published in Indian Gazette of 5 August 2011?
    

The FSSAI also aims to establish a single reference point for all matters relating to food safety and standards, by moving from a multi agency to a centralized system. The various agencies implementing food laws will be brought under the FSSAI.