Food unit bills to carry FSSAI license details
- June 11, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Food unit bills to carry FSSAI license details
Subject : National organisations
Context : Food safety regulator FSSAI has mandated food business operators to mention FSSAI licence or registration number on cash receipts or purchase invoice with effect from October 1.
Concept :
About FSSAI:
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous statutory body.
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards , 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments.
- FSSAI has been created for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is the Administrative Ministry for the implementation of FSSAI.