Critical Analysis of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 with Specific Reference to Restaurants in India

Abstract

Well back in 1946, the Constitution of WHO1 as a basic document envisaged the right to health as one of a set of internationally agreed human rights standards, and is inseparable or indivisible from these other rights . Almost 74 years after these words were adopted in the Constitution of the World Health Organization; they are more powerful and relevant than ever.2 This is even more relevant, significant and pertinent in the country like India, where health become more meaningful between food and poverty, where the traditional notion of health is still assigned an individual centric approach, and concept of health does not convey a wholesome picture of all aspects of the protection and promotion of health in society. There is an obvious intersection between health care at the individual as well as societal level and the provision of nutrition, clothing and shelter. In India, the term health as a goal still need long way to go to interpret as an inter-relationship with aspects such as the provision of a clean living environment, protections against hazardous newlineworking conditions, education about disease prevention and social security measures in respect of disability, unemployment, sickness and newlineinjury.3 Thus, discussion of right to health in India, from the point of view newlineof food safety, standards need multidimensional approach, and especially, when exploring the issue from restaurant point of view, which are professional junction of food supply in the chain, and under direct regulatory control of legal machinery, the issue need deliberation and thoughtful consideration. Thus, when researcher has taken this topic under consideration, several core issues are emerged, that need to address, before proceeding for research endurance. newlineYet another point that attract concern for any legal system is the observation that food safety is a major element of the public health system, and compromising it results in a considerable socioeconomic burden. FBDs can have a significant effect on economic development and international