Seaports and airports need to have licence issued by the Central food safety agency
The Food Safety And Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed all the Food Business Operator (FBO) establishments within the premises of seaports and airports to have licence issued by the Central food safety agency only.
The food regulator, in its recent order stated that in future all such FBO's having establishments within the seaports/airports premises i.e. within Port/Airport Terminals for which DOs (Designated Officers) (PHOs (Public Health Officer)/APHOs (Additional Public Health Officer)) have been notified under FSS Act, 2006 need to obtain licenses from respective DOs and incase where DOs (PHOs/APHOs) have not been notified under FSS Act, 2006, the FBOs need to obtain license from the respective Central licensing authorities.
Pawan Agarwal, CEO, FSSAI told Mail Today, "As of now, all our international ports have a public health officer who manages the licensing procedures of FBO's at sea/airports. But we were witnessing a lot of confusion at the domestic ports whether it has to be under the control of State or Central government. From now on, all the domestic posts will have to managed by Central food regulator," he said.
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