Select the option that is true regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A): The Food Safety Standards Act 2006 received approval from the President of India in August 2006. Reason (R): The Food Safety Standards Act 2006 was shifted from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in 2007.

Correct option is C

Assertion (A) is true. The Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006 was passed by Parliament and received the assent of the President of India in August 2006. This Act consolidated multiple food laws into one comprehensive legislation.
Reason (R) is false. The FSS Act has always been under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which oversees FSSAI. It was not transferred to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in 2007.
Thus, the assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect. Correct answer: Option (c).