29 Oct 2024        14:43:39 pm

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

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Topic: Statutory Bodies

Why in the news?

• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a show-cause notice to Tamil Nadubased A.R. Dairy, one of the companies which supplied ghee to Tirupati temple for making laddu prasadam.

Source: The Hindu 

About Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):

• It is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
• It has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India.
• Its vision is to build a new India by enabling citizens to have safe and nutritious food, prevent diseases, and lead a healthy and happy life.
• It aims to set globally benchmarked standards for food, encourage and ensure that food businesses adhere to these standards, adopt good manufacturing and hygiene practices, and ultimately enable citizens to access safe and right food.
• Functions of FSSAI:
  • It is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.
  • It lays down standards and guidelines in relation to articles of food, and provides for licensing, registration, and accreditation for food business operators.
  • Anyone selling or importing food in India needs a food license issued by FSSAI.
  • It directly monitors compliance of food regulations, especially in the area of food imports to India. 
• Its officers carry out food import controls and ensure that the contain no harmful ingredients. To do this, they send selected test products from the import to accredited laboratories for inspection.
• It is responsible for the accreditation of food testing laboratories throughout India.
• It is responsible for the Food Certification in India.
• It is mandated to specify systems for enforcing its standards, for accreditation of certification systems, and for certification of food safety management systems for food businesses.

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