https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325244 Aflatoxin compliance for imported betel nuts is to be tested against the food safety standard in force on the date of release of the goods, not the date of import. The court treated these standards as public health measures imposed in the interest of life and health, rather than as enforceable rights accruing to the importer under an earlier, more liberal regime. On that basis, the importer could not rely on the prior standard, and the consignments were found not to satisfy the applicable release-date requirement. en-us Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Nov 2016 14:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325244 Aflatoxin compliance for imported betel nuts is to be tested against the food safety standard in force on the date of release of the goods, not the date of import. The court treated these standards as public health measures imposed in the interest of life and health, rather than as enforceable rights accruing to the importer under an earlier, more liberal regime. On that basis, the importer could not rely on the prior standard, and the consignments were found not to satisfy the applicable release-date requirement. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325244