National Food Science and Risk Assessment Centre

There is a proposal to set up National Food Science and Risk Assessment Centre (NFSRAC) under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for regulatory research and risk assessment, as well as to oversee surveillance on the lines of international institutions like the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition in USA and other countries.The implementation of this project would be contingent upon the final approval of the 12th Plan by the National Development Council.

The upgradation of some of the existing food laboratories into Regional laboratories and setting up of new laboratories would depend upon the approval of the 12th Plan and allocation of requisite resources.

This information was given by Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Shri Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.