https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=271002 Proprietary foods are not wholly outside the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; they remain subject to regulation where they are unsafe or contain prohibited ingredients, and the applicable regulations also require compliance with labelling norms. Mere absence of a product from the appendices does not, by itself, make import impermissible. For imported food consignments, clearance must follow the prescribed sampling and testing process under the Act, and procedural objections or unresolved labelling issues do not justify bypassing that mechanism. The authority was therefore directed to inspect, sample and test the goods in accordance with law before release could be considered. en-us Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 May 2016 18:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=271002 Proprietary foods are not wholly outside the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; they remain subject to regulation where they are unsafe or contain prohibited ingredients, and the applicable regulations also require compliance with labelling norms. Mere absence of a product from the appendices does not, by itself, make import impermissible. For imported food consignments, clearance must follow the prescribed sampling and testing process under the Act, and procedural objections or unresolved labelling issues do not justify bypassing that mechanism. The authority was therefore directed to inspect, sample and test the goods in accordance with law before release could be considered. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=271002