Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, a Food Safety Officer is liable if he:
Under s.39(a), a Food Safety Officer is liable if he "vexatiously and without any reasonable ground" seizes any article of food or adulterant. A seizure made on reasonable…
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Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, a Food Safety Officer is liable if he:
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Under s.39(a), a Food Safety Officer is liable if he "vexatiously and without any reasonable ground" seizes any article of food or adulterant. A seizure made on reasonable grounds is not unlawful just because the food later proves safe, and no magistrate's warrant is needed for seizure under the Act.