 bill no  307 of 2015 the food safety and standards (amendment) bill, 2015 byshri chandrakant khaire, mp a billfurther to amend the food safety and standards act, 2006be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—34 of 2006amendment of section 32 in section 3 of the food safety and standards act, 2006, (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in sub-section (1), in clause (zz), after sub-clause (vii), the following subclause shall be inserted, namely:—5"(viia) by injecting chemical into any food, vegetable or fruit in order to early ripen or colour which is not permitted;"amendment of section 653 in section 65 of the principal act, in sub-section (1), for clauses (a), (b), (c) and the provisos thereunder, the following clauses and provisos shall be substituted, namely:—"(a) not less than rupees twenty lakh in case of death; (b) not less than rupees ten lakh in case of grievous injury;10(c) not less than rupees five lakh in other cases of injury; and (d) not less than rupees two lakh in case of minor injury:provided that the compensation shall be paid at the earliest and in no case later  than three months from the date of occurrence of the incident:15provided further that in case of death, an interim relief of not less than rupees ten lakh shall be paid to the next of the kin within thirty days of the incident" statement of objects and reasonsthe food safety and standards act, 2006 provides for regulation of manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and export of articles of food to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption however, the present act fails to address the issue of early ripening of fruits or vegetables by injecting harmful chemicals into them the regulation for the same is urgently required moreover, the act also provides for compensation in case of injury or death of consumer, which does not commensurate with the gravity of offence committed therefore, it is proposed to enhance the compensation and payment of the same in a time bound mannerthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the food safety and standards act, 2006 with a view to—(i) include act of early ripening of fruits or vegetables by injecting harmful chemicals or adding colours to make food unsafe as offence; and(ii) enhance the compensation for offences in case of injury or death of consumer hence, this billnew delhi;chandrakant khairenovember 18, 2015 annexure extract from the food safety and standards act, 2006 (no 34 of 2006)3(1)    definitions(zz) "unsafe food" means an article of food whose nature, substance or quality is  so affected as to render it injurious to health:—(i)         (vii) by the article being so coloured, flavored or coated, powdered or polished, as to damage or conceal the article or to make it appear better or of greater value than it really is; or    compensation in case of injury or death of consumer65 (1) without prejudice to the other provisions of this chapter, if any person whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, manufactures or distributes or sells or imports any article of food causing injury to the consumer or his death, it shall be lawful for the adjudicating officer or as the case may be, the court to direct him to pay compensation to the victim or the legal representative of the victim, a sum—(a) not less than five lakh rupees in case of death; (b) not exceeding three lakh rupees in case of grievous injury; and (c) not exceeding one lakh rupees, in all other cases of injury: provided that the compensation shall be paid at the earliest and in no case later than six months from the date of occurrence of the incident: provided further that in case of death, an interim relief shall be paid to the next of the kin within thirty days of the incident    ———— a billfurther to amend the food safety and standards act, 2006————(shri chandrakant khaire, mp)gmgipmrnd—2942ls(s3)—08-12-2015