Licensing & registration of operators
As per the Food Safety and Standards Act, all food vendors, roadside eateries, hotels and restaurants, hostels, and all business establishments selling food products should avail of the food safety licence. (Photo: DC/File)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The new online facility for licensing and registration of food business operators across the State, will be officially launched on Thursday, on the occasion of World Food Day. With the introduction of the facility, the Food Safety Department is planning to bring around one lakh food business operators in the State under the Food Safety and Standards Act.
Commissioner of Food Safety T.V. Anupama said with the introduction of the facility, food business operators would easily be able to avail of the mandatory licence and registration. Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar will launch the facility at a function to be held at Kanakakunnu Palace here. “As per our rough estimate, there are around one lakh food business operators in the State, but around 60,000 are in the unorganized sector. Our aim is to cover the 40,000 which comes in the organized sector,” said the official.
As per the Food Safety and Standards Act, all food vendors, roadside eateries, hotels and restaurants, hostels, and all business establishments selling food products should avail of the food safety licence.
On the occasion of World Food Day, the Commissionerate of Food Safety is organising a seminar on ‘Healthy Delivering of Safe Food from Farm to Fork’. Experts and scientists will present papers at the seminar. Experts from the Agriculture University, Veterinary University, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management and National Institute of Technology will present papers.
( Source : dc )
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