Mumbai, Oct. 23 -- The Maharashtra government has moved the Bombay High Court against a set of food safety regulations and directives issued by the union Government and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), maintaining that they encroach upon the statutory powers of state authorities.
The petition, filed through the State Commissioner of Food Safety, contends that the regulatory framework introduced by FSSAI has created a parallel administrative structure for licensing and enforcement in the food sector, undermining the role assigned to state authorities under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
According to the state government, the legislation envisages a system in which state-designated officials play a central...