law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  Chapter V Provisions
  
  Relating to Import
  25. All imports of
  
  articles of food to be subject to this Act. - 
  1.     
  
    No
  
  person shall import into India-
               
  
   i.        
  
    any
  
  unsafe or misbranded or sub-standard food or food containing extraneous matter;
              
  
   ii.        
  
  
  
    any
  
  article of food for the import of which a licence is required under any Act or
  
  rules or regulations, except in accordance with the conditions of the licence;
  
  and
             
  
   iii.        
  
    any
  
  article of food in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any
  
  rule or regulation made there under or any other Act.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall , while prohibiting, restricting or otherwise
  
  regulating import of articles of food under the Foreign Trade ( Development and
  
  Regulation ) Act,1992, follow the standards laid down by the Food Authority
  
  under the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made there
  
  under.