Food Safety: Not in risky hands

Who doesn’t crave the mouth-watering roadside street food like golgappas, alootikkis, momos, etc., but with a doubt that if it is hygienic enough or not, yet we can’t stop ourselves. Though Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has formulated guidelines to regulate this unorganized sector, Delhi government has failed to effectively implement them. Now, the street vendors, themselves, are coming together to ensure acceptable standards of food quality and hygiene.

Food Licensing & Registration in India has been created for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.

FSSAI certificate has now become mandatory for all manufactures, traders, restaurants and those who are involved in food business, commonly termed as Food Business Operators.

Delhi was one of the first states to implement the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. But sources in FSSAI claim it has failed to deliver the goods.There is a need to create awareness about food safety among public and street vendors. If customers demand it, they will be forced to maintain hygiene. This will result in increase in their monthly income as they can charge more for providing good quality food. FSSAI Consultant in India has been working to ensure the food safety in India and have done a lot of work to streamline food standards, hygiene and quality, all across India.