May 3, 2012

Training on food standards act

MANGALORE: The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) will organizing a half-day training programme on Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 at the meeting hall of the chamber on May 16.

The Union government has created Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as a single reference point for all matters related to food safety and standards with the enactment of the act.

The act has been created for laying down science-based standards for food items and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import. This is aimed at ensuring the availability wholesome food for human consumption. The act makes it mandatory for all food business operators to get licences under a single licencing system at the central or state level. FSSAI was set up on August 5, 2011.

Food operators ranging from big hoteliers, small canteens and roadside vendors, wholesalers, retailers and stockists of food items including groceries have to obtain licence under the act either before the expiry of their existing license or by August 5, 2012, or whichever is earlier. Non compliance with the provisions of the act and its rules will amount to offence and will attract severe penalties or punishments.

M/s CQM Quality Management Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, food safety and food law experts, are the FSSAI approved certification body and training authority. Two experts from New Delhi with two assistants from Bangalore will conduct the programme. A fee of Rs 500 is fixed per participant. Interested should contact the KCCI office at the earliest.

Meet on food safety - THE HINDU

Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) is organising a training programme on food safety and standards on May 16. It will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the KCCI premises in Bunder. Experts from New Delhi with assistants from Bangalore will conduct the programme on Food Safety and Standards Act – 2006 (FSSA-2006).

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