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Source: The post food safety violations in India has been created, based on the article “SAFE FOOD: WHY IT’S TIME FOR FSSAI TO CRACK THE WHIP” published in “Live mints” on 20th May 2024.
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health.
Context: The article discusses food safety issues in India. One in four food samples tested did not meet safety standards. Despite this, authorities did not inform consumers about unsafe food brands. There are calls for stricter regulations and better consumer protection. Food safety violations in India
For detailed information on Food Safety Regulations in India read this article here
What is the status of food safety violations in India?
In three years up to March 2023, 43 million food samples were tested in India.
One in four samples failed to meet food safety laws.
Unsafe or substandard samples made up one in six of these failures.
FSSAI and state agencies initiated legal actions, achieving over 60% conviction rates. However, they did not alert consumers about unsafe products.
No product recalls or license cancellations were reported in FSSAI’s 2021-22 report.
