Question

“The prevention of food adulteration act” was promulgated in
A. 1954
B. 1957
C. 1964
D. 1967

Answer 1

The prevention of food adulteration act (PFA) was the act that deals with the food safety in India. It was in force for over 50 years but there was a necessity to change this PFA to “food safety and standards act” which was enacted in the year 2006.

Complete answer:
Option (A) is correct. The prevention of food adulteration act was enacted in the year 1954 and this act was extended to the whole India and came into force on ${1^{st}}{\rm{ June 1955}}$. Apart from preventing adulteration of food items, this act also states that no person shall import into India any food that has been adulterated.
Option (B) is incorrect. In 1957, “the poultry products inspection act” was enacted that requires the inspection of all the domesticated birds when slaughtered and processed into products for human consumption.
Option (C) is incorrect. “The Prevention of Food Adulteration act” was enacted in 1954 but not in 1964. It was “the food corporations act” that was enacted in the year 1964.
Option (D) is incorrect. It was the “food and drugs act” that was enacted in 1967 but not the prevention of food adulteration act.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: The adulteration of food commonly refers to the addition or subtraction of any substance from the food that would affect the natural composition and quality of the food. To prevent the practice of food adulteration, an act was passed that was called the prevention of food adulteration act by both the Houses of the Parliament on${29^{th{\rm{ }}}}{\rm{September 1954}}$.