Around Rs 45 crore from the Central and State Governments has been set aside for ensuring basic resources for implementing the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 in the state, Health Minister V S Sivakumar announced on Wednesday. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the World Food Day celebrations.
“Around Rs 9 crore from the State Government has been set aside for enhancing facilities in food testing laboratories across the state and to bring in more enforcement personnel,” the Minister said adding that 87 new posts in addition to that of two joint commissioners have been created for the Commissionerate of Food Safety. “The Central Government aid of around Rs 36 crore would also help in the upgradation of food safety laboratories and setting up of new ones,” the Minister said. “New labs will soon be constructed in Kasaragode and Palakkad, and the food testing lab in Sabarimala will also be scaled up,” Sivakumar said. “In addition to this, three mobile food testing laboratories for analysing vegetables, meat and milk products in the state will be started,” he said.
The Minister further announced that the deadline for all food business operators including street vendors to renew or obtain new licences and register themselves in accordance with the Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011 has been extended to February 2014.
“Around Rs 9 crore from the State Government has been set aside for enhancing facilities in food testing laboratories across the state and to bring in more enforcement personnel,” the Minister said adding that 87 new posts in addition to that of two joint commissioners have been created for the Commissionerate of Food Safety. “The Central Government aid of around Rs 36 crore would also help in the upgradation of food safety laboratories and setting up of new ones,” the Minister said. “New labs will soon be constructed in Kasaragode and Palakkad, and the food testing lab in Sabarimala will also be scaled up,” Sivakumar said. “In addition to this, three mobile food testing laboratories for analysing vegetables, meat and milk products in the state will be started,” he said.
The Minister further announced that the deadline for all food business operators including street vendors to renew or obtain new licences and register themselves in accordance with the Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011 has been extended to February 2014.
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