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FSSAI survey on Food
Why is it in the news?
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Released data for 2018-19 with 1,06,459 analysed samples.
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- Importance of data:
(1) According to FSSAI, this was the first year the data had been compiled for unsafe, substandard and labelling defects separately.
(2) This would help authorities take precise corrective and preventive action.
- Findings of Survey:
(1) About 3.7% of the samples collected and analysed were found unsafe.
(2) About 15.8% substandard and 9% samples had labelling defects.
(3) Compared to the previous year, 25% more samples were found non-conforming.
(4) There has been a 36% increase in civil cases launched and a 67% increase in the number of cases where penalties were imposed.
(5) Many of the poorly performing States have not been able to put in place full-time officers and do not have proper testing laboratories.
- Way Ahead:
(1) While there should be zero tolerance to unsafe food, sub-standard and labelling defects require greater efforts on capacity building of the businesses and standards, as well as labelling requirements.
Source
The Hindu.