Kamala Rao chairs 42nd CAC meeting of FSSAI

Pahalgam: The 42nd meeting of Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) was held here on Saturday.
The CAC meeting was virtually chaired by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), FSSAI,  KamalaVardhanaRao while as Executive Director, FSSAI, Inosha Sharma participated in meeting from Pahalgam.
The meeting among others was also attended CAC Members, special invitees from different ministries, members from consumer organisations, research bodies and food industry.
During the meeting, detailed discussions on enforcement of  laws governing implementation of  prescribed rules of FSSAI were held. The meeting also deliberated on maintaining continuous surveillance on the street food, in order to prevent food adulteration and enhance food safety.
The CEO, during the meeting, reiterated that food and storage standards should be monitored constantly, adding that inspections of  street food in  large scale must be ensured.
The CEO further remarked that the Central government is ready to provide food safety labs, infrastructure, technology and knowledge sharing required for conducting food safety tests and asked the officials to expedite the certification process for food sold in restaurants and fast food centres.
While talking to during the sidelines of meeting, Executive Director, FSSAI highlighted that the meeting was held with an aim to discuss on improving  food safety standards in the country and ensuring  proper hygiene of  food items throughout the country. She also stressed upon the participants for creating maximum awareness among the public  regarding FSSAI mark on all food packets.