FSSAI directs authorities to make sure mid-day meal suppliers have licence

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has asked all licensing and registration authorities to ensure that food business operators involved in the mid-day meal schemes including schools and NGOs etc have FSSAI licence. 

Moreover, the letter by FSSAI stated that cook cum helpers are to be trained under the Food Safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) scheme and the funds can be utilised from the states.

As per the orders, food safety officers are asked for regular inspection of kitchen-cum-stores of mid-day meals and the sample collection of freshly cooked foods and raw materials for surveillance purposes. 

The state