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2016 (7) TMI 415 - AT - CustomsImport of foods items - goods failed to comply to the food safety law, most particularly prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and Rules made there under - confiscation of goods - levy of redemption fine and penalty - Held that:- the food safety law has provision for safety of consumers and certain norms are prescribed to be followed for import of the food items. Therefore, the deviation of the law has been brought out by learned adjudicating authority in para 3 of his order. No doubt, samples were not drawn in the present case for analysis. But the adjudicating authority has pointed out that section 5 (ii) and Section 2 (IX) (k) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 prohibits import of miss-branded food items into India. Under such premise, he ordered the consequence of confiscation and redemption fine as well as imposed penalty. He also directed the export of the goods on redemption thereof. Learned counsel for respondent says that the goods were destroyed. In view of the very smallness of the demand involved and finding violation of food safety law, redemption fine and penalty being also very meagre, we do not interfere to the adjudication. - Revenue appeal dismissed.
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