FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which consolidates various acts orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments. FSSAI has been created for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. Its five coloured logo has its acronym in italics in dark blue and the horizontal stroke of ‘f’ extended in orange to form the top border with a dot for ‘i’ in brown dot symbolising a fruit and a green leaf. The letter ‘i’ which is bold in orange symbolises freshness. The logo is underlined in green colour.