clearance of consignments of food articles including Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Vanaspati Ghee – instructions – Regarding

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....2006-Cus. F.No.450/148/2006-CUS-IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs November 06, 2006 Subject: Application of PFA Act, 1954 for the clearance of consignments of food articles including Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Vanaspati Ghee - instructions - Regarding. I am directed to invite your kind attention to the interi....

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....ood (in the relevant provisions defining "food" and stipulating "penalties"). The objective of the Act reads as "An Act to make provision for prevention of adulteration of the food." Further, under the penalties section (Section 16) no distinction has been made in respect of offences involving import of adulterated or misbranded food into India on the one hand and manufacture / sale/ store / distr....

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....fare further observes that in the instant case food article in question, have been imported in the country and not found to be conforming to the prescribed standards. No order of release and reprocessing has been passed by the Court in the said interim order. The Customs Authority suo moto would not be in a position to release the food article for reprocessing. 4. The matter has been exami....