Are you being served substandard and unsafe food in your
canteen? The food and drug administration (FDA) department could
provide some respite. It has taken up the cause and will crackdown on
such mess across the city.
"FDA would proactively
inspect and collect samples from canteens and mess in colleges and
hostels. Quality of food has to be safe". Complaints can also be made
through it's call centre which is supervised by its joint controller.
FDA action comes nearly a year after the enactment of food safety and
standards authority of India (FSSAI) Act which provides that hostels and
canteens on campus have to be registered. Selling unsafe food items
carries a fine of up to Rs 10 lakh, said Agarwal. Off-campus hostel
canteens would be a priority for the FDA inspectors. A private
engineering college student residing in a hostel said, "Most of us
avoided eating in the canteen during examinations. It is too risky.
Complaints about food quality often go unheard and we are instead told
to vacate the premises. Eating elsewhere means we have to shell out
more."
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