As per the conditions of licence prescribed in the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, all food business operators have to ensure testing of relevant chemicals and/or microbiological contaminants in food products in accordance with these regulations as frequently as required on the basis of historical data and risk assessment to ensure production and delivery of safe food through own or NABL-accredited /Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)-notified labs at least once in six months. Minister of state for health and family welfare Shripad Yesso Naik stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Every FBO in the country has to follow and comply with Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and rules and regulations made thereunder. Besides, safety standards of food items have been notified in respect of around 365 categories of food products. These standards are enforced by the food safety departments of the states/UTs.
