Section 14: Scientific Committee.

Q: What does Section 14 of The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) deal with?

Section 14 FSSA pertains to "Scientific Committee.". It is part of the The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 14 of The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) governs scientific Committee. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 14 FSSA still in force?

Yes, Section 14 of the The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 14 FSSA?

धारा 14 FSSA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 14 of the The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Section 14 of The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) governs scientific Committee. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 14 FSSA?

Dhara 14 FSSA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 14 of the The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 14 of The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) governs scientific Committee. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 14 of The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006?

Cite as: "Section 14, The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, § 14 (India).

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(1) The Food Authority shall constitute Scientific Committee which shall consist of the Chairpersons of the Scientific Panels and six independent scientific experts not belonging or

affiliated to any of the Scientific Panels.

(2) The Scientific Committee shall be responsible for providing the scientific opinions to the Food Authority, and shall have the powers, where necessary, of organising public hearings.

(3) The Scientific Committee shall be responsible for the general co-ordination necessary to ensure consistency of the scientific opinion procedure and in particular with regard to the adoption of working procedures and harmonisation of working methods of the Scientific Panels.

(4) The Scientific Committee shall provide opinions on multi-sectoral issues falling within the competence of more than one Scientific Panel, and on issues which do not fall within the competence of any of the Scientific Panels.

(5) Wherever necessary, and particularly, in the case of subjects which do not fall within the competence of any of the Scientific Panel, the Scientific Committee shall set up working groups and in such cases, it shall draw on the expertise of those working groups when establishing scientific opinions.