Section 60
Punishment for interfering with seized items.
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
About this Act
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
If a person without the permission of the Food
Safety Officer, retains, removes or tampers with any food, vehicle, equipment, package or labelling or
advertising material or other thing that has been seized under this Act, he shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with fine which may extend to two
lakh rupees.