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SHEnsuring safe and wholesome food for every citizen. The FSSAI is intensifying its crackdown on food adulteration with a massive surge in testing, inspections, and legal actions.
Minister: Shri Prataprao Jadhav
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
Key Highlights:
🔹 Record Enforcement: Over the last three years, 5.18 lakh samples were analyzed, resulting in 88,192 penalties and 3,614 convictions.
🔹 License Cancellations: To maintain standards, 1,161 food business licenses were cancelled during this period.
🔹 Risk-Based Audit: FSSAI’s Risk Based Inspection System conducted 56,259 targeted inspections on high-risk food categories.
🔹 Testing Infrastructure: A robust ecosystem of 252 notified testing labs and 24 referral laboratories is operational nationwide.
🔹 Food Safety on Wheels: 305 mobile testing labs are deployed across 35 States and UTs to perform on-the-spot adulteration checks.
🔹 Shared Responsibility: While FSSAI sets standards, field-level enforcement is carried out by State Food Safety Authorities.
Why Important for Exams:
🔹 Regulatory Framework: Understanding the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Centre-State jurisdiction.
🔹 Consumer Protection: Role of technology like RBIS and mobile labs in ensuring food safety and preventing adulteration.
🔹 Institutional Setup: Structure involving Food Safety Commissioners, Designated Officers, and Food Safety Officers.
Source : PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU (PIB) | MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
@shambhavibriefca
