FSSAI budget for 2022-23 lower than 2019-20 allocation

Twelve of the 36 states/UTs had fewer food safety officers in 2018-19 compared to 2014-15, shows data

Earlier this week Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announced that it would soon announce a star rating system for packaged food items. Every packet would need to display a star system, much like the energy efficiency rating, to help make it easier for consumers to understand the calorific value of the product.

The initiative will give a fillip to the government’s Fit India initiative, but it shall also bring more work for the FSSAI. Despite managing more responsibilities, FSSAI has not witnessed a significant change in its budgetary allocation in the last three years.

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