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08/06/22 08:48 AM IST

4th State Food Safety Index

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  • In an effort to galvanize States/UTs to work towards ensuring safe food for citizens, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s 4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety.
SFSI 
  • SFSI  was started from 2018-19 with the aim of creating a competitive and positive change in the food safety ecosystem in the country. 
  • The index will help in providing safe and nutritious food to our citizens.
  • This year, among the larger states, Tamil Nadu was the top ranking state, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra.
  • Among the smaller states, Goa stood first followed by Manipur and Sikkim.
  • Among UTs, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh secured first, second and third ranks. 
Source- PIB 

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