https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795251 Food-safety sampling of imported roasted areca nuts is addressed as falling within the statutory remit of the FSSAI Authorised Officer designated for the relevant port under the Food Safety and Standards Act and Import Regulations. The note distinguishes Customs sampling for classification, valuation, duty, misdeclaration and trade-policy compliance from sampling to determine food safety, edibility and human-consumption clearance. It states that the specialised food-safety regime has overriding application for certification purposes, so Customs powers cannot substitute for FSSAI certification. It also discusses writ jurisdiction where sampling authority and statutory procedure, rather than laboratory findings alone, are challenged, and refers to fresh FSSAI sampling and referral-laboratory testing. en-us Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:37:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795251 Food-safety sampling of imported roasted areca nuts is addressed as falling within the statutory remit of the FSSAI Authorised Officer designated for the relevant port under the Food Safety and Standards Act and Import Regulations. The note distinguishes Customs sampling for classification, valuation, duty, misdeclaration and trade-policy compliance from sampling to determine food safety, edibility and human-consumption clearance. It states that the specialised food-safety regime has overriding application for certification purposes, so Customs powers cannot substitute for FSSAI certification. It also discusses writ jurisdiction where sampling authority and statutory procedure, rather than laboratory findings alone, are challenged, and refers to fresh FSSAI sampling and referral-laboratory testing. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795251