- The Act establishes a single reference point for food safety and standards.
- It mandates FSSAI to frame regulations for food articles.
- It specifies appropriate systems for enforcing these standards.
- It requires certification of laboratories and food safety management systems.
- It regulates manufacture, sale, distribution, and import of food.
- It imposes penalties for non-compliance.
- It requires registration of organic food under NPOP or PGS-India.