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Table 2 Laws and regulations practiced in the SAARC countries to prohibit artificial fruit ripening and food adulteration [40]

From: A review on the legislative aspect of artificial fruit ripening

Country

Laws and regulations

Aims and actions

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

 

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