law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  30. Commissioner of
  
  Food Safety of the State. - 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  State Government shall appoint the Commissioner of Food Safety for the State
  
  for efficient implementation of food safety and standards and other
  
  requirements laid down under this Act and the rules and regulations made
  
  thereunder.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Commissioner of Food Safety shall perform all or any of the following
  
  functions, namely:-
  a.      prohibit in the
  
  interest of public health, the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of
  
  any article of food, either in the whole of the State or any area or part
  
  thereof for such period, not exceeding one year, as may be specified in the
  
  order notified in this behalf in the Official Gazette;
  b.     carry out survey of
  
  the industrial units engaged in the manufacture or processing of food in the
  
  State to find out compliance by such units of the standards notified by the
  
  Food Authority for various articles of food;
  c.      conduct or organise
  
  training programmes for the personnel of the office of the Commissioner of Food
  
  Safety and, on a wider scale, for different segments of food chain for
  
  generating awareness on food safety;
  d.     ensure an efficient
  
  and uniform implementation of the standards and other requirements as specified
  
  and also ensure a high standard of objectivity, accountability, practicability,
  
  transparency and credibility;
  e.      sanction prosecution
  
  for offences punishable with imprisonment under this Act;
  f.      such other functions
  
  as the State Government may, in consultation with the Food Authority,
  
  prescribe.
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  3.     
  
    The
  
  Commissioner of Food Safety may, by Order, delegate, subject to such conditions
  
  and restrictions as may be specified in the Order, such of his powers and
  
  functions under this Act (except the power to appoint Designated Officer, Food
  
  Safety Officer and Food Analyst) as he may deem necessary or expedient to any
  
  officer subordinate to him.