law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  11. Central Advisory
  
  Committee. - 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Food Authority shall, by notification, establish a Committee to be known as the
  
  Central Advisory Committee.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Central Advisory Committee shall consist of two members each to represent the
  
  interests of food industry, agriculture, consumers, relevant research bodies
  
  and food laboratories, and all Commissioners of Food Safety, and the
  
  Chairperson of the Scientific Committee shall be ex officio member.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  representatives of the concerned Ministries or Departments of the Central
  
  Government in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Bio-technology,
  
  Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Environment and Forests, Food
  
  Processing Industries, Health, Panchayati Raj, Small Scale Industries and Food
  
  and Public Distribution or government institutes or organisations and
  
  government recognised farmers' organisation shall be invitees to the
  
  deliberations of the Central Advisory Committee.
  4.     
  
  
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive Officer shall be ex officio Chairperson of the Central Advisory
  
  Committee.
  5.     
  
    The
  
  Central Advisory Committee shall follow such rules of procedure including its
  
  transaction of business as may be specified by regulations.