Food safety licence is mandatory for any food business operator and if they fail to produce it during an inspection, they need to cough up a fine up to Rs. 5 lakh or imprisonment up to six months, said S. Chidambara, designated officer, Food Safety and Standards, District Health Department, Mysuru district.
Speaking during a training programme on hygienic and sanitary practices for food industry, organised by CII Mysuru here on Friday, he said that it is important for all food manufacturers to have good hygienic practice.
Though the Food Safety Act is effective from 2011 and food manufacturers were given time till August 2016, just 10% of them across the district have taken Food Safety licences.
From next month, the district Health Department will be taking out the drive across the district, he informed.
Arjun Ranga, chairman, CII Mysuru said, “The Indian food processing industry accounts for 32% per cent of the country’s total food market. It contributes around 14% of manufacturing Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 13% of India’s exports and 6% of the total industrial investment.”
Over 50 food business operators from various firms from Mysuru took part in the programme.
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