Baramulla, November 08: As part of The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s large scale initiative ‘Eat Right India’ Challenge with an aim to improve public health and combat negative nutritional trends to fight lifestyle diseases, and making awareness among consumers to make better food choices, Department of Food and Drug Administration today organised a day long long seminar in Dak Bunglow here.
Commissioner Secratary Food and Drugs administration Shakeel -ur-Rehman was the Chief guest on the occassion.
The ‘Eat Right India’ movement is aimed at creating awareness amongst the people about safe, healthy and sustainable dietary habits.
At the outset, a detailed awareness was given to the consumers with regard Food Safety and various hygenic paraments were also sansitized to the consumers.
A detailed information was also given to Food Business Operators (FBOs) through Power point presentation wherein they were trained the ways and measures to get themselves registered with Food Safety licence and registration. They were also trained to keep every hygenic paraments into consideration with regard to any stage of manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, distribution of food, imports and including food services.
These manufactures were directed to conduct Hygiene Rating of their premises and to undergo advanced Food Safety training and certification through empanelled partners of Food Safety & Standards Authority of India.
After awareness cum training Programme Commissioner Secratary Food and Drugs while speaking on the occassion said that The ‘Eat Right India’ movement initiated by FSSAI under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is aimed at creating awareness amongst the people about safe, healthy and sustainable dietary habits.
The Commissioner Secratary said the “Eat Right India Challenge” is envisioned as a competition among districts and cities to recognize their efforts in adopting and scaling up various initiatives under Eat Right India. Further, it is meant to motivate states to improve performance and encourage others to join.
Speaking on the occassion, he said The FSSAI has selected just 150 districts across the country for this movement and Baramulla district has been selected amongst one by for ‘Eat Right India” campaign.
While complementing the efforts of Food and Drug Administration on ground level, the commissioner Said that Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked as number one in the recent Food and Safety Index 2021-22.
He further said that the department is collecting samples of various eatables items, which are sent to the laboratory for testing to know whether they qualify the set standards for consumption of human beings.
Moreover, he informed that besides awareness, during the ongoing Eat Right campaign various measures are being taken to ensure complete compliance of rules as set by FSSAI.
On the occassion, various registration certificates were also issued to Food Businesses Operators (FBOs) who desire to work in the food business.
Assistant Commissioner, Food and Drugs Baramulla Suranjeet Singh, various officers and officials besides a huge gathering of Food Business Operators of Baramulla district were present on the occasion.
