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'FSSAI plans real-time surveillance, tracking, sampling of food items'

Mint Mumbai

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November 15, 2024

A dashboard is being prepared to see live tracking sampling and analysis done across the country. - G. Kamala Vardhana Rao CEO, FSSAI.

- Priyanka Sharma & Utpal Bhaskar

'FSSAI plans real-time surveillance, tracking, sampling of food items'

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans real-time surveillance, tracking, sampling and analysis of food items with the festive season underway, said CEO G. Kamala Vardhana Rao in an interview.

These food items will include spices, milk and milk products among others, he said. Real-time surveillance involves officials watching the process on a screen with live updates from districts.

The plan comes in the backdrop of Hong Kong detecting ethylene oxide in pre-packaged spice products from MDH and Everest. Rao said FSSAI has also sensitized quick commerce platforms such as Zepto, Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart to ensure quality and safety of food delivery. Excerpts:

You had called a meeting with quick commerce platforms. Why?

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