World Food Safety Day: 4th State Food Safety Index Released
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the occasion of World Food Safety Day on June 7, released the 4th State Food Safety Index. The report has been prepared by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety.
The Health Minister also felicitated the winning State/UTs based on the ranking for the year 2021-22 for their impressive performance across five parameters of food safety.
4th State Food Safety Index
The 4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) will help in providing safe and nutritious food to the citizens and indicates the efforts of States and the Union Territories in ensuring it.
Started in 2018-19, the SFSI aims of creating a competitive and positive change in the food safety ecosystem in the country. This year, among the larger states, Tamil Nadu was the top-ranking state, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra. On the other hand, among the smaller states, Goa stood first followed by Manipur and Sikkim. Meanwhile. among UTs, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh secured first, second and third ranks.
World Food Safety Day
“Nation and nutrition are deeply connected and for a Samruddh Bharat, we need a Swasthya Bharat and for a Swasthya Bharat, we need Swasthya Nagrik.” – Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
World Food Safety Day, draws attention to and mobilizes action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and improve human health. The theme of this year is “Safer food, better health”. In the last few years, healthcare in India has seen holistic development in the country. The government is ensuring health security for the citizens and focussing on primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare sectors. Some of these initiatives include the opening of ‘Health and Wellness Centres’ and the strengthening of district hospitals under the National Health Mission.
On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, the Union Minister launched the logo for ‘Ayurveda Aahar’. Ayurveda Aahar”s logo is meant to create a unique identity of ‘Ayurveda Aahar’ and aims to facilitate its easy identification. The logo contains the initials of Ayurveda and Ahara with 5 leaves symbolizing five elements of nature.
Ayurveda Aahar refers to food prepared following the recipes or ingredients and/or processes as per methods described in the books of Ayurveda listed under ‘Schedule A’ of the regulations.
Highlights
The Health Minister also felicitated 11 winning smart cities of the EatSmart Cities Challenge, launched by FSSAI last year in association with the Smart Cities Mission under the aegis of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). He also felicitated winners of the Eat Right Research Challenge for Cities and Districts and Eat Right Research Awards and Grants.
– In addition to this, Dr. Mandaviya also launched various innovative initiatives by FSSAI including the Eat Right Research Awards and Grants – Phase II.
– Eat Right Creativity Challenge – Phase III, a competition at the school level
– Release of various ebooks that advocate and capture innovative recipes about oil-free cooking and sugarless desserts.
– Launch of various resource books including Khadyanjali, a quarterly magazine published by the Rajbhasha Division of FSSAI; Guidance Document on Food-Borne Disease Outbreak Investigation and Microbiological Process Control, Sampling and Testing of Fish and Fishery Products etc.
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