Haryana approves state committee for food safety standards

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved constitution of state- and district-level Steering Committees under Food Safety and Standard Act to ensure smooth operationalisation of regulatory provisions of the legislation in the state.
The state-level Steering Committee would be headed by Chief Secretary as Commissioner while Food and Drug Administration would serve as Convener of the committee, a spokesperson of Food and Drug Administration said here today.
Deputy Commissioner in the district would be Chairman of district-level Steering Committee and a designated officer would serve on the committee as Convener, they added.
The spokesperson said Additional Chief Secretary Health, Additional Chief Secretaries or Principal Secretaries of Urban Local Bodies and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Regional head of FSSAI, representatives from local chapters of FICCI/CII, representatives from Hotel Association, Grain Merchant Association, Oil Merchant Association and from Consumer Association would act as members of the Committee.

Other members of the district-level Steering Committee would be Civil Surgeon, Executive Officer, Municipal Committee or Corporation, District Project Officer ICDS and representative from District Hotel Association.