OFFENCES AND PENALTIES अअअअअ और दं ड

S.NO. अअअअअ
दं ड
1 Penalty for selling food not of the nature or
substance or quality demanded.
2 Penalty for sub-standard food. extend to five lakh rupees
3 Penalty for misbranded food extend to three lakh rupees
4 Penalty for misleading advertisement. extend to ten lakh rupees
5 Penalty for food containing extraneous matter extend to one lakh rupees.
6 Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of extend to two lakh rupees
Food Safety Officer
7 Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or extend to one lakh rupees.
manufacturing of food
8 Penalty for possessing adulterant. where such adulterant is not
injurious to health, to a penalty
not exceeding two lakh rupees
9 where such adulterant is
injurious to health, to a penalty
not exceeding ten lakh rupees.
10 Penalty for contraventions for which no specific extend to two lakh rupees.
penalty is provided
11 Punishment for unsafe food extend to one to ten lakh rupees
imprisonment for a term which
may extend to six months all life
12 Punishment for interfering with seized items imprisonment for a term which
may extend to six months and
also with fine which may extend
to two lakh rupees.
13 Punishment for obstructing or impersonating a Food imprisonment for a term which
Safety Officer. may extend to three months and
also with fine which may extend
to one lakh rupees.
14 Punishment for carrying out a business without imprisonment for a term which
licence. may extend to six months and
also with a fine which may
extend to five lakh rupees.
15 Compensation in case injury of death of consumer ) not less than five lakh rupees in
case of death; (b) not exceeding
three lakh rupees in case of
grievous injury; and (c) not
exceeding one lakh rupees, in all
other cases of injury: