law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  90. Transfer of
  
  existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing various food
  
  related Acts or Orders to Food Authority. – 
  On and from the date
  
  of establishment of the Food Authority, every employee holding office under the
  
  Central Government Agencies administering food laws immediately before that
  
  date shall hold his office in the Food Authority by the same tenure and upon
  
  the same terms and conditions of service including remuneration, leave,
  
  provident fund, retirement and other terminal benefits as he would have held
  
  such office if the Food Authority had not been established and shall continue
  
  to do so as an employee of the Food Authority or until the expiry of the period
  
  of six months from that date if such employee opts not to be the employee of
  
  the Food Authority.