Export Inspection Council (EIC)
MPEDA
CIFT

• Competent authority for certifying fishery products for exports.
• Technical and Administrative Control is executed through the operation unit Export Inspection Agency (EIA) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry
• Under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act 1963, EIC/EIA is fully empowered to implement quality control and monitoring system of fish processing establishments for export
• Joint assessment of processing plants done by Inter-Departmental Panel (IDP) consisting of EIA, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT)
• 140 fish processing plants approved for export to the EU
• MPEDA plays an important role on drug residue monitoring progamme a per EU requirement
• CIFT provides training and research with respect to quality assurance and food safety controls to the industry

Export Inspection Council

• Under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 , the Ministry is responsible for controlling food safety in domestic market

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Aquaculture Authority

• Under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, MOHF is authorized to lay down standards for food processed and marketed domestically
• MOCI under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act 1963 is in charge of preparing conditions, rules and standards of fishery products intended for export
• Standards for exported products mainly based on importing country particularly EU requirements
• Due to recent problems of antibiotic residues in aquaculture shrimp, relevant agencies have issued notifications during 2001 to 2003 for controlling drug abuse in aquaculture shrimp
• At the farm level, MOA is responsible for laying down conditions in licensing aquaculture farms including regulating use of banned antibiotics and pharmacologically active substances during shrimp culture operation

Aquaculture Authority
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Phone:+91-44-28216552
Fax:+91-44-28216552
Email: mailto:aqua@tn.nic.in 

Marine Products Export Development Authority

• Established guideline for traceability procedures for aquacultured shrimp products
• Do face some hiccups
• Agency has stressed the urgent need  for training in traceability for relevant stakeholders, designing and implementing to suit the local scenario.
• Key Issuses

• Highlight of Significant contributions by INDIA
  
  
• REPORT OF THE INDIAN DELEGATION ON THE FIFTH SEVENTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISION
  WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-9 December 2005
  
  
• REPORT OF THE INDIAN DELEGATION ON THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE CODEX AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON FOOD DERIVED FROM BIOTECHNOLOGY
  China, Japan, 19-23 September, 2005
  
  
• India's views sent to Codex
  
• CODEX Meetings

• CODEX Contact Point

National Codex Resource Centre
Ministry of health and Family Welfare
Directorate General of Health Services
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-110011
Fax: +91-11-23061968
Email: Codex-India@nic.in

Harmonization of Labeling Provisions with Codex including QUID Labeling

Use of Food Additives

International System for food additives.

Prescribing sampling procedure from bulk container/packaged item

Members of CCFS

Fish and Fish Products.(CORRIGENDUM of GSR No. 175(E) dated 16.03.2005)

Fish and Fish Products.

Permissible dose for irradiation for fresh/frozen sea food

Every package of food articles contains whole or parts of any animal origin shall bear a specific label indicating that the product is Non-Vegetarian food.

Standards of Fish and Fishery Product. Residues of antibiotic and other Pharmacologically Active Substances in seafood , fish and fishery products

Publications of the Aquaculture Authority For making shrimp aquaculture as an eco-friendly and sustainable enterprise,  the Aquaculture Authority is bringing out publications for dissemination of scientific and technical information and creation of awareness amongst the user groups 1. Rules of Procedure 2. GUIDELINES  - Adopting Improved Technology for Increasing Production and Productivity in Traditional and Improved Traditional Systems of Shrimp Farming 3. GUIDELINES - Effluent Treatment System in Shrimp Farms 4. Shrimp Aquaculture and the Environment, Environment Impact Assessment Report Wrapper of the book Introduction, Shrimp Aqua culture, Global scenario pages 1 - 40 Environment, Coastal Ecosystem pages 41 - 79 Sustainability, role of Government, Future plan pages 80 - 114 5 . Aquaculture Authority News (ISSN 0972-6209) - Quarterly Newsletter of the Aquaculture Authority Volume I No 1

Food Safety India (http://www.foodsafetyindia.nic.in) This website has been developed by Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to promote 'Food Safety India' knowledge, its practice and help consumers including housewives & children, Industry & Trade, Central and State Regulatory Authorities and other Stakeholders in understanding the basic concept of food safety and their role in keeping food safe and fit for consumption.

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (http://cdsco.nic.in)

Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (http://cbhidghs.nic.in)

Policy Reform Options Database

North-Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences

Website for National Institute of Commincable Diseases (http://nic.nic.in)