 bill  no 188 of  2016 the food safety and standards (amendment)  bill, 2016 byshri rahul shewale,  mpa billfurther to amend the food safety and standards act, 2006be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the food safety and standards (amendment) act, 2016short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint statement of objects and reasonsit has been seen that many food items consist of excess sugar levels which are harmful especially for the persons suffering from diabetes the need is to put a limit within which sugar shall be contained in any food itemmoreover, if any food product contains more than the approved sugar level, punishment should be awardedthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the food safety and standards act, 2006 with a view to prohibit use of excess limit of sugar in any article of foodhence this billnew delhi;rahul shewalejuly 6, 2016 annexure the food safety and standards act, 2006 (34 of 2006)       chapter iv general provisions as to articles of food19 no article of food shall contain any food additive or processing aid unless it is in accordance with the provisions of this act and regulations made thereunderuse of food additive or processing aidexplanation—for the purposes of this section, "processing aid" means any substance or material, not including apparatus or utensils, and not consumed as a food ingredient by itself, used in the processing of raw materials, foods or its ingredients to fulfil a certain technological purpose during treatment or processing and which may result in the nonintentional but unavoidable presence of residues or derivatives in the final product ———— a billfurther to amend the food safety and standards act, 2006————(shri rahul shewale, mp)gmgipmrnd—1460ls(s3)—25-07-2016