Section 90
Transfer of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing various foods related Acts or Orders to Food Authority.
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.
On and from the date of establishment of the Food
Authority, every employee holding office under the Central Government Agencies administering food
laws immediately before that date shall hold his office in the Food Authority by the same tenure and upon
the same terms and conditions of service including remuneration, leave, provident fund, retirement and
other terminal benefits as he would have held such office if the Food Authority had not been established
and shall continue to do so as an employee of the Food Authority or until the expiry of the period of six
months from that date if such employee opts not to be the employee of the Food Authority.