Regarding import of edible / food products

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.... regarding. *** Sir / Madam, Attention is invited to Board Circular No.58/2001-Cus dated 25.10.2001 which provides detailed guidelines for examination and testing of food item prior to its testing and clearance by Customs officers under the provisions of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PFA Act, 1954). 2.         Further, in terms of Para 8 of Chapter I A (General Notes Regarding Import Policy) of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items, import of all such edible/food products including tea, domestic sale and manufacture of which are governed by Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, shall be subject to all the conditions laid down in the aforesaid Act.  I....

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....horized officers at abovementioned ports in terms of section 47 (5) of the FSS Act, 2006. 5.         Difficulties have been reported to Board by certain importers regarding delay in testing of samples and clearance of goods consequent upon implementation of FSS Act, 2006 at select ports. 6.         It is also noted that vide Policy Circular 25(RE-2003)/2002-007 dated 28.01.2004 and 37(RE-2003)/2002-2007 dated 14.06.2004, the DGFT has modified the procedure for sampling of imported edible/Food Products.  7.         Accordingly, the procedure of clearance of food articles has been revisited   by the B....

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....onsignments. (ii)    In the event of the samples conforming to the prescribed standards, the Customs would switch to a system of checking 5% - 20% of the consignments of these food items on a random basis, for checking conformity to the prescribed standards. The selection of food items for random checking and testing would be done by the Customs taking into consideration factors like the nature of the food products, its source of origin as well as track record of the importers as well as information received from FSSAI from time to time. (iii)   In case, a sample drawn from a food item in a particular consignment fails to meet the prescribed standards, the Customs would place the import of the said consignment....

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...., however, be taken only with the prior approval of the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs or an officer authorized by him for this purpose, who shall not be below the rank of Addl./Joint Commissioner of Customs, and after recording the reasons for the same. A brief remark on the reasons and the particulars of Commissioner/ADC/JC authorization should be made by the officer examining the goods in the departmental comments in the EDI system. 10.        Further, as per Para 13 of Chapter I A (General Notes Regarding Import Policy) of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items, import of all such edible/ food products, domestic sale and manufacture which are governed by PFA Act, 1954 shall a....