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2014 (6) TMI 751 - HC - CustomsConfication of goods - fermented and dried Coco Beans - Assessee contends that Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), on inspection, found that coco beans were contaminated with fungal growth. As per the prescribed standards, the materials should be free from fungus - Held that:- respondent states the measures that are to be taken while importing food products. It is inter alia stated that import of all edible/ food products including tea, domestic sale and manufacture of which are governed by Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules thereunder, shall also be subject to the conditions laid down in the aforesaid Act and Rules framed thereunder and the import of all these products will have to comply with the quality and packaging requirements as laid down in the Act. As it is indicated that Cocoa Beans comes under `food product', coming within the schedule to the said Act, unless it is cleared by the FSSAI Department, it may not be possible for the petitioner to take release of the goods - there is no reason to permit release of the aforesaid goods to the petitioner - Decided against assessee.
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