https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171202 Import clearance of areca nuts was examined under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 after testing under the Food Inspection Clearance System showed non-conformity with the prescribed food standards. The court treated the Food Safety and Standards regime as governing law following repeal of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, and held that "food" under sections 3(j) and 3(zk) covers primary food within the statutory definition. It further found that the earlier Kerala decision on ungarbled betel-nuts, decided under the repealed statute, was not applicable on the present facts, especially where the bill of entry description bound the importer. The no objection certificate requirement was therefore upheld. en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:42:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171202 Import clearance of areca nuts was examined under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 after testing under the Food Inspection Clearance System showed non-conformity with the prescribed food standards. The court treated the Food Safety and Standards regime as governing law following repeal of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, and held that "food" under sections 3(j) and 3(zk) covers primary food within the statutory definition. It further found that the earlier Kerala decision on ungarbled betel-nuts, decided under the repealed statute, was not applicable on the present facts, especially where the bill of entry description bound the importer. The no objection certificate requirement was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171202