Distribution of nutritional and Hygienic food to people

● For safe and healthy food, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
has developed science-based standards for various categories of food products
under the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food
Additives) Regulations, 2011 in order to ensure availability of safe and
wholesome food in the country.
● FSSAI has also operationalized draft regulations on fortification of food articles
that include standards for fortification of food staples – oil, milk, double fortified
salt, wheat flour and rice, and also introduced +F Logo for fortified foods.
● To ensure that the most vulnerable sections of the society receive appropriate and
timely nutrition, the use of fortified wheat flour, oil and double fortified salt have
been mandated under Mid-Day-Meal and Integrated Child Development
Schemes.
● To promote awareness among consumers on Nutrition, mandatory labeling
requirements for pre-packaged foods, including list of ingredients, nutritional
information, energy value in Kilo calorie etc. is prescribed.
● FSSAI has also undertaken ‘Safe and Nutritious Food (SNF)’ initiative to promote
awareness towards consumption of safe and nutritious food.

FSSAI

● Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)is an autonomous body

established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
● The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
● FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the
regulation and supervision of food safety.
● The FSSAI has its headquarters at New Delhi. The authority also has 6 regional
offices located in Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin and Chennai.

Steps taken to prevent damage to foodgrains in FCI godowns

● All godowns are constructed on scientific lines to make them rodent proof by
having proper height and damp proof by providing pucca floor plinth.
● Fumigation covers, nylon ropes, nets and insecticides for control of stored grain
insect pests are provided in all the godowns.
● Prophylactic (spraying of insecticides) and curative treatments (fumigation) are
carried out regularly and timely in godowns for the control of stored grain insect
pests.
● The principle of “First in First Out” (FIFO) is followed to the extent possible so as
to avoid longer storage of foodgrains in godowns.
● Only covered rail wagons are used for movement of foodgrains so as to avoid
damage during transit.
● The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established
under Food Safety and Standards, 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders
 that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and
Departments. FSSAI 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 has been mandated by the FSS Act, 2006 for performing the
following functions: • Framing of Regulations to lay down the Standards and
guidelines in relation to articles of food and specifying appropriate system of
enforcing various standards thus notified. • Laying down mechanisms and
guidelines for accreditation of certification bodies engaged in certification of food
safety management system for food businesses. • Laying down procedure and
guidelines for accreditation of laboratories and notification of the accredited
laboratories. • To provide scientific advice and technical support to Central
Government and State Governments in the matters of framing the policy and
rules in areas which have a direct or indirect bearing of food safety and nutrition.
• Collect and collate data regarding food consumption, incidence and prevalence
of biological risk, contaminants in food, residues of various, contaminants in
foods products, identification of emerging risks and introduction of rapid alert
system. • Creating an information network across the country so that the public,
consumers, Panchayats etc receive rapid, reliable and objective information
about food safety and issues of concern. • Provide training programmes for
persons who are involved or intend to get involved in food businesses. •
Contribute to the development of international technical standards for food,
sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards. • Promote general awareness about food
safety and food standards.

The  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  ​has  been  established  under 
Food  Safety  and  Standards  ,  2006  which  consolidates  various  acts  &  orders  that  have 
hitherto  handled  food  related  issues  in  various  Ministries  and  Departments.  FSSAI  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. 

Highlights of the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 

● Various  central  Acts  like Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,1954,Fruit Products 

Order , 1955, Meat Food Products Order,1973, 
● Vegetable  Oil  Products  (Control)  Order,  1947,Edible  Oils  Packaging 
(Regulation)Order  1988,  Solvent  Extracted  Oil,  De-  Oiled  Meal  and  Edible  Flour 
(Control)  Order,  1967,  Milk  and  Milk  Products  Order,  1992  etc  will  be  repealed 
after commencement of FSS Act, 2006. 

The  Act  also  aims  to  establish  a  single  reference  point  for  all  matters  relating  to  food 
safety  and  standards,  by  moving  from  multi-  level,  multi-  departmental  control  to  a 
single  line  of  command.  To  this  effect,  the  Act  establishes  an  independent  statutory 
Authority  –  the  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  with  head  office  at  Delhi. 
Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  and  the  State  Food  Safety 
Authorities shall enforce various provisions of the Act. 

Establishment of the Authority 

Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  Government  of  India  is  the  Administrative  Ministry 
for  the  implementation  of  FSSAI.  The  Chairperson  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Food 
Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  have  already  been  appointed  by 
Government  of  India.  The  Chairperson  is  in  the  rank  of  Secretary  to  Government  of 
India. 

FSSAI  has  been  mandated  by  the  FSS  Act,  2006  for  performing  the  following 
functions: 

● Framing  of  Regulations  to  lay  down  the  Standards  and  guidelines  in  relation  to 
articles  of  food  and  specifying  appropriate  system  of  enforcing  various 
standards thus notified. 
● Laying  down  mechanisms  and guidelines for accreditation of certification bodies 
engaged in certification of food safety management system for food businesses. 
● Laying  down  procedure  and  guidelines  for  accreditation  of  laboratories  and 
notification of the accredited laboratories. 
● To  provide  scientific  advice  and  technical  support  to  Central  Government  and 
State  Governments  in  the  matters  of  framing  the  policy  and  rules  in areas which 
have a direct or indirect bearing of food safety and nutrition. 
● Collect  and  collate  data  regarding  food  consumption,  incidence  and  prevalence 
of  biological  risk,  contaminants  in  food,  residues  of  various,  contaminants  in 
foods  products,  identification  of  emerging  risks  and  introduction  of  rapid  alert 
system. 
● Creating  an  information  network  across  the  country  so  that  the  public, 
consumers,  Panchayats  etc  receive  rapid,  reliable  and  objective  information 
about food safety and issues of concern. 
● Provide  training  programmes  for  persons  who  are  involved  or  intend  to  get 
involved in food businesses. 
● Contribute  to  the  development  of  international  technical  standards  for  food, 
sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards. 
● Promote general awareness about food safety and food standards. 
1) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a set of
guidelines regarding the recall of __________ from the market?

a.​ unsafe drinking water

b.​ ​unsafe food products
c.​ unsafe labelling
d.​ unsafe packaging
Answer​ ​Explanation

2) What has been banned for tea bag products by FSSAI from 2018?

a.​ ​Use of stapler pins

b.​ Thread for dipping
c.​ Cloth bag containing the tea leaves
d.​ Herbal tea leaves
Answer​ ​Explanation

3) FSSAI has come out with draft regulations for ________ food products.

a.​ Grain
b.​ Inorganic
c.​ ​Organic
d.​ Vegetarian
Answer​ ​Explanation
4) FSSAI has launched which logo for fortified foods?

a.​ ​Square with an F and a +sign with a ring

b.​ Circle with an F and a +sign with a ring
c.​ Rectangle with an F and a +sign with a ring
d.​ None of the above
Answer​ ​Explanation

5) FSSAI has set up a scientific panel on _______

a.​ ​Final regulations on food fortification

b.​ Preparing strategies to address malnutrition
c.​ Boosting production and consumption of fortified foods
d.​ All of the above
Answer​ ​Explanation

6) FSSAI has issued an advisory banning the use of which material for wrapping
and packaging of food items?

a.​ ​Newspaper
b.​ Plastic
c.​ Polythene
d.​ None of the above
7) Regulator FSSAI has joined hands with which organisation to check
misleading ads in the foods and beverages sector?

a. ASCI
b.​ ASDI
c.​ ASOI
d.​ ASBI
Answer
Explanation

8) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri JP Nadda has launched
which project for the safety standards of food on the streets?

a.​ Safe Street Food

b.​ ​Clean Street Food
c.​ Hygienic Street Food
d.​ None of the above

9) Who has been appointed as Chairperson of FSSAI?

a.​ ​Rita Teotia

b.​ Pawan Kumar Agarwal
c.​ Ashok Singh Malik
d.​ Ashish Bahugana
10) Who has been given additional charge as the CEO of FSSAI?

a.​ Shashank Bahugana

b.​ ​Ashish Bahugana
c.​ Sunil Bakshi
d.​ Bimal Kumar Dubey