Packaged drinking water included in high risk food categories
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has included packaged drinking water and mineral water under the “high risk” food categories.
Aimed at enhancing food safety standards across all State and Union Territory Bhawans and canteens of government office buildings in the National Capital, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is providing training to food handlers.
It will be a significant step towards fostering a safer and healthier food environment for the citizens of India.
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The exercise is a part of its endeavour to enhance the Food Safety Ecosystem nationwide through its Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) programme.
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The food regulator has conducted training sessions at four State Bhawans — Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Sikkim — so far, wherein all the food handlers of these Bhawans were imparted with the necessary training.
In addition, training has also been conducted in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in North Block.
Training sessions are planned at Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Manipur Bhawans in the coming days.
Gradually, training under the FoSTaC programme will be conducted in all canteens in government offices.
In FY 2023-24, a total of 3,58,224 food handlers have been trained under the FoSTaC programme across the country.
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