FSSAI
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (full text)
The core food law behind every CFSO, TO and Food Analyst law paper.
Exam resources
Odisha Food Safety Officer 2026
Odisha recruits Food Safety Officers for public-health and food-safety enforcement. Its examination has papers in General Studies & Aptitude and Food Science & Technology.
The Odisha Staff Selection Commission recruits Food Safety Officers under the Commissioner of Food Safety through its Combined Graduate Level Recruitment Examination for Specialist posts (84 FSO vacancies in the 2025 cycle). The process has a general-aptitude preliminary examination, a technical main paper on food safety law and chemistry, a qualifying computer skill test and certificate verification. There is no interview.
- Conducted by
- Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC)
Who can apply
A bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Biotechnology, Agricultural Science, Oil Technology, Veterinary Science, Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology, or a medical degree (MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, BAMS or Sowa Rigpa); or a master's degree in those subjects or Chemistry; or a doctorate. Candidates also need adequate computer knowledge and must be aged 21-42 on 1 January 2025. Summarised from OSSC Advt. No. 5919/OSSC.
- Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Bio Technology, Agricultural Science, Oil Technology, Veterinary Science, Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology from a recognised university or institution; or MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, BAMS or Bachelor of Sowa Rigpa Medicine and Surgery
- or a Master's degree in the same subjects or in Chemistry; or a Doctorate in the same subjects
- "Food Technology" also covers degrees in Food Engineering, Food Engineering & Technology, Food Processing & Preservation, Food Processing Technology, Food Technology & Management, Food Biotechnology, Food Plant Operations Management, Food Process Engineering & Management, Food Processing, Food Safety & Quality Management, and Process and Food Engineering. "Agricultural Science" also covers Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries, Food Nutrition and Dietetics, and Horticulture
- Adequate knowledge of Computer Application
- Age 21-42 as on 01.01.2025; +5 years for SEBC, SC, ST and all women; +10 years for PwD; ex-servicemen by length of defence service. Only one relaxation applies, except that SC/ST PwD candidates get a cumulative 10 years over their category relaxation
A summary. Confirm the details in the current notice.
Source: OSSC Advt. No. 5919/OSSC dt. 30.12.2025 (CGLRE Specialist-2025) ↗. Checked 2026-09-26.
Based on past papers, not an official scheme. Confirm in the current notice.
Every section is compulsory, with no choice between them, and the paper is timed at 150 minutes.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I - General Studies & Aptitude | 100 | 100 | Compulsory |
| Paper II - Food Science & Technology | 100 | 100 | Compulsory |
| Paper total | — | 200 |
Paper I and Paper II are both compulsory — there is no optional section to choose.
Marking scheme
A wrong answer loses one-fourth of the question's marks (−0.25 on a 1-mark question, −0.5 on a 2-mark question). An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.
OSSC Food Safety Officer final selection, published May 2022. These are the last selection marks out of 200, based on the main written exam (Paper-I and Paper-II), then a computer skill test and certificate verification. OdishaTV reported the figures; the underlying OSSC document could not be retrieved.
| Year | Stage | UR | UR (Women) | SEBC | SEBC (Women) | SC | ST | ST (Women) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Final selection, last selected marks (main written exam, out of 200) | 132 | 133 | 128.75 | 120.50 | 116.75 | 101.25 | 108 | Reported, OdishaTV ↗ |
Free PDFs and recommended books for Odisha FSO. How we choose
Free PDFs
12 free PDFsFood safety & law
FSSAI
Manual for Food Safety Officers — A Ready Reckoner
FSSAI's own handbook of a Food Safety Officer's hygiene and enforcement duties.
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Condiments
Official methods for spice quality and adulterant detection.
FSSAI
Compendium — Food Additives Regulations (December 2022)
Consolidated legal limits for additives by food category.
Food chemistry
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Oils and Fats
Official methods for acid, iodine and saponification values and related tests.
NCERT
Class 11 Biology — Biomolecules
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and enzymes.
NCERT
Class 12 Chemistry — Biomolecules
Structures of sugars, amino acids, vitamins and nucleic acids.
Processing & preservation
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Cereal and Cereal Products (2022)
Official analytical methods for cereals and flours.
FSSAI · FoSTaC
FoSTaC Manual — Special (Level 2), Bakery
Bakery process hygiene and hazards as FSSAI sets them out.
NCERT
Class 12 Human Ecology & Family Sciences — Food Processing and Technology
A plain-language overview of preservation and processing.
NIOS
Home Science (321), Lesson 9 — Food Preservation
Household and basic industrial preservation principles.
Food microbiology
OpenStax · Rice University
Microbiology (OpenStax)
A complete, peer-reviewed university microbiology textbook.
Official and open resources
10 resourcesOfficial law
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (English)
The parent law; FSO and CFSO papers test its sections, offences and penalties.
Official law
Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 (compendium, Version I, 01.04.2025)
Rule 2.1.3 sets the FSO qualification and duties.
Official law
FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 (compendium)
Covers the registration and licence thresholds.
Official law
FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011
Commodity standards and additive limits.
Official law
FSS (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011
Limits for metals, mycotoxins, pesticide residues and antibiotics.
Official law
FSS (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulations, 2011
Sampling and laboratory procedure, needed for Food Analyst and FSO duties.
Official law
FSS (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 (compendium, 02.04.2025)
Food-contact material rules and packaging requirements.
Official law
FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 (compendium, Version VIII, 09.09.2025)
Current labelling, nutrition-information and front-of-pack display rules.
Open reference
WHO Five Keys to Safer Food Manual
WHO's core food-hygiene messages, often asked in FSO hygiene questions.
Open reference
FAO/WHO Codex Food Hygiene Basic Texts (4th ed., 2009)
Contains the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene with the HACCP annex.
Exam-specific preparation
1 resourceMCQ practice
Objective Food Science and Safety Standards
Objective-style practice for food safety, standards.
Reading suggestion
Core food science
4 resourcesCore food technology
Textbook of Food Science and Technology (ICAR)
Indian food-science baseline for processing, preservation, chemistry.
Reading suggestion
Core food science
Food Science by B. Srilakshmi
Useful for food chemistry, nutrition, preservation.
Reading suggestion
Microbiology
Food Microbiology by M. R. Adams and M. O. Moss
Strong reference for spoilage, pathogens, fermentation.
Reading suggestion
Food engineering
Food Process Engineering and Technology by Zeki Berk
Good engineering reference for heat transfer, dehydration, freezing.
Reading suggestion
Aptitude and general studies
2 resourcesAptitude
Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal
Useful for arithmetic, reasoning-adjacent quantitative practice in recruitment papers.
Reading suggestion
General studies
Lucent General Knowledge
Compact static GK reference for state FSO, FCI.
Reading suggestion
Free channels worth following for Odisha FSO.
YouTube channels
5 channelsOfficial
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
The regulator's own videos on food safety rules, Eat Right campaigns.
Educator
Food Tech 360
Topic-wise food-tech MCQs and concept videos, with playlists for GATE XL/XE.
Coaching (free lectures)
Adda247 Food Science
Free FSSAI CFSO classes on food chemistry, analysis.
Coaching (free lectures)
Agriculture & GK
Long free class series for FSSAI CFSO.
Coaching (free lectures)
Swa Education
Broad free FSO coverage — unit-wise MP FSO classes, Rajasthan, Haryana.
Telegram channels
2 channelsEducator
Food Tech 360
Exam notifications, official syllabi, admit-card and date updates.
Coaching (free lectures)
Adda247 Food Science
Daily food-science quiz polls.
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