The central government has decided to appoint food safety supervisors in all its departmental canteens.
The supervisors will be trained by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), mandated to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption, an official statement said.
These supervisors will also be keeping an eye on 25 food handlers, it said.
As per the FSSAI norms, all departmental canteens, tiffin rooms etc have to be licensed to ensure safe food in central government offices.
These licensed canteens should have trained food safety supervisors, whose training should be completed by