Under section 4 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Central Government shall, by…

Section 4(1) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 requires the Central Government to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (the Food Authority), a body corporate with its head office at Delhi (section 4(2) and (3)). Among its functions, it provides scientific advice and technical support to the Central Government and the State Governments in framing policy and rules in areas bearing on food safety and nutrition (section 16(3)(a)).

The Central Advisory Committee (section 11) and the Scientific Committee (section 14) are bodies that the Food Authority itself establishes or constitutes, not the body established by the Central Government under section 4. The Central Committee for Food Standards does not exist under the present Act (formerly section 3 of the repealed Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954).