Rabbits / Hares are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, this species needs protection being part of food chain instead of slaughtering for fur and meat, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) introduced draft rules to include Rabbit meat as safe food for human consumption, hence we strongly opposed the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation 2016 related to inclusion of rabbit family, i.e. Leporidae under species of animal in section 2.5.1(a) of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011.
Rabbits / Hares are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, this species needs protection being part of food chain instead of slaughtering for fur and meat, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) introduced draft rules to include Rabbit meat as safe food for human consumption, hence we strongly opposed the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation 2016 related to inclusion of rabbit family, i.e. Leporidae under species of animal in section 2.5.1(a) of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011, Whereas Supreme Court of India uphold five legal rights of animals in India, if FSSAI allowed Rabbit family meat for human consumption then it will be the contempt of court as well, hence drop proposed draft at once.
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