Ganpati mandals and other charitable organisations that distribute free food will now have to get a licence from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which says that such organisations have to take temporary permission from the FDA during festive seasons.
It is seen that when charitable organisations or mandals distribute prasad or food and people got poisoned due to contamination of food, it is hard for officials to pin them down. Keeping such past incidents of food poisoning in mind, the Central government has incorporated the provision in the Act.
Now, the FDA has decided to hold meetings with all Ganesh mandals to convey the new rule about acquiring licences for making and distributing prasad during Ganesh Festivals in the city. For this provisional licence, the mandal will have to fill up the FDA’s Form ‘B’ and pay Rs 2,000 at the time of submission.
It is seen that when charitable organisations or mandals distribute prasad or food and people got poisoned due to contamination of food, it is hard for officials to pin them down. Keeping such past incidents of food poisoning in mind, the Central government has incorporated the provision in the Act.
Now, the FDA has decided to hold meetings with all Ganesh mandals to convey the new rule about acquiring licences for making and distributing prasad during Ganesh Festivals in the city. For this provisional licence, the mandal will have to fill up the FDA’s Form ‘B’ and pay Rs 2,000 at the time of submission.
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