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FSSAI Proposed: Adulterant may lead to life imprisonment and penalty up to Rs 10 lakh

Introduction The Food safety and standards authority of India (FSSAI) had issued a draft of amendments to Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act and recommended a stringent punishment of life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 10 lakhs to the person nabbed in case of food adulteration. This act was passed in 2006 and notified in 2011. If any person found in the case of adding adulterant to food with the intention to cause his death or renders for human consumption shall be punishable by giving him 7 years of imprisonment. Further, it may be extended to life imprisonment along with the fine not less than 10 lakhs. No matter whether it causes actual injury or not. Moreover, it is also in the light of the supreme court. The new consumer protection bill which is still pending in the parliament also proposes the same stringent punishment. There is an increase in the punishment if a person tried to obstruct, impersonate, intimidate, threaten or assault a food safety officer. The food regulator ...

How to Handle Boss Fights: Resolving Co-Founder Conflicts

Running a company together is in no way an easy task, Going through all the legal procedures like Company Registration getting Import-Export License and Trademark Filing etc. along with managing logistics can be a very challenging task. In a way, you can say it is the marriage of the business world. So like a marriage, it is vital to keep both parties happy in order for the relationship or the business to prosper. However, no relationship whether it's a marriage or a business is free from hiccups, conflicts and tempers rising. Some say if managed efficiently, confrontations can bring path-breaking perspectives to both parties involved. So with that hope, let's look at how best to manage and efficiently handle confrontations and conflicts between co-founders of a company. First and foremost, this piece is not the bible of conflict resolution because what may seem to resolve conflicts between two people could add fuel to the fire for other groups of people because differ...