From: A review on the legislative aspect of artificial fruit ripening
Country | Laws and regulations | Aims and actions |
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Bangladesh | Bangladesh Pure Food Ordinance (Amendment) Act 2005 | Formation of National Food Safety Advisory Council (NFSAC); prohibit using calcium carbide, formalin, and pesticides in foods |
Agricultural products Market Act, 1950 (revised in 1985) and The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Act 1985 | To empower Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) surveillance teams for field test and monitoring | |
The Plant Quarantine Act 2011 | To prevent unapproved import and export of plants | |
The Mobil Court Act 2009 | To empower the magistrates of mobile courts | |
Bangladesh Consumer Protection Act 2009 | To prohibit using any substance in food that is harmful for human health | |
Formalin Control Act 2014 | To control the use of Formalin | |
The penal code of Bangladesh | To penalize any individual selling illegally ripened fruits | |
India | Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1955 | To prohibit the use of carbide gas for fruit ripening |
Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 | Â | |
Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011 | Prohibiting the selling artificially ripened fruits using carbide gas | |
Pakistan | West Pakistan Pure Food Ordinance, 1960 | To address and limit food adulteration |
Cantonment Pure Foods Act 1966 | To address and limit food adulteration at the Cantonment areas | |
Nepal | The Nepal Food Regulation 2027 | To prohibit the use of carbide gas for fruit ripening |
Sri Lanka | Food Act No 26 of 1980 | To prohibit manufacturing, selling, and distributing of any adulterated food |