FSSAI & AGMARK - The Difference

In 1970s and 80s, Indian Government was promoting AGMARK or Agricultural Mark certification on

Prasar Bharti (Doordarshan). An attempt was made to create awareness among general masses about

the use of certification for many agricultural products, for example Mustard Oil, vegetables, refined Oil,

Milk etc. Nowadays, the same is happening with FSSAI or Food Safety & Standards Authority of India.

Public is casually using FSSAI and AGMARK as if these two are the same thing. It is very important to

know about these certifications and their implications from a consumer’s perspective. 

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Significance of FSSAI

In the year 2011, FSSAI was created by an Act of Parliament for the regulation of food quality and safety.

There have been numerous earlier laws and acts to regulate food safety.  The major laws that existed

prior to Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 (FSS Act 2006) were Vegetable Oil Products Order 1947,

Food Adulteration Act 1954, Meat Products Order 1973, Fruit Products Order 1955 and Milk Products

Order 1992. All the important aspects of these laws have been included in the FSS Act 2006 and some

changes have been made keeping the progress in times.

Today, all Indian Citizens involved in the manufacture, storage, distribution, imports and sale of food

productsrequire an FSSAI Certification/License to conduct his commercial activities.

Significance of AGMARK

Agricultural Mark which is commonly known as AGMARK was issued by Directorate of Marketing and

Inspection for agricultural produce. This Certification ensured the proper implementation ofthe

Agricultural Produce Grading and Marking Act 1986. An individual who is selling fruits, rice, milk, pulses,

etc. needs to acquire an AGMARK Certification, which certify that the limit of pesticides in these products

is within the limit set by the Government.

Difference between FSSAI and AGMARK

FSSAI and AGMARK are two different certification bodies and differ in

following ways.
AGMARK is a mark provided to the agricultural products in compliance with Agricultural Products

Act, 1986 while FSSAI is an agency that comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and it

covers all the food articles.

AGMARK is issued only for the agricultural-based products certifying their quality as per the

Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Government of India. FSSAI is a regulatory and supervising

agency that regulates food business and its functions and operations in India. It is also mandated to

monitor and promote public health awareness. All food business distributors, operators, storage

houses, and retailers need an FSSAI license.

AGMARK was the executive agency for the Agriculture Produce (Grading and Marking) Act of India,

1937 which was amended in the year 1986. FSSAI came into existence as an executive agency to

enforce the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006.

The quality guidelines of more than 200 agricultural products are covered under AGMARK that

includes pulses, rice, fresh fruits, and more. Agricultural policies are implemented by the Department

of Agriculture & Co-operation. This department is a part of Directorate of Marketing & Inspection. It

also trains people in the field of agriculture, promotes excellent storage practices, implements

agricultural reforms, and makes people aware of them. While FSSAI is mandated to implement

scientifically derived processes and standards for a variety of food products. This agency also

regulates other aspects of the food business such as storing, manufacturing, distribution,

warehousing and developing sanitary standardsfor the factory environment. FSSAI is to make

planned and budgeted attempts make the consumer aware of these standards. 

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