FOOD SAFETY- A ROLE OF FSSAI ON FOOD RETAILING IN INDIA-RAGISTRATION AND BENEFITS OF FSSAI LICENSE

HALEEMUNNISA

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

FOOD SAFETY- A ROLE OF FSSAI ON FOOD RETAILING IN INDIA-RAGISTRATION AND BENEFITS OF FSSAI LICENSE

Haleemunnisa

Abstract :

The need is highly prevailed because food is the essential for survival of anyone. Society is undergoing a sea change, especially in family system. Nuclear family is common phenomenon. Most of the families consist of working women or both are working, which lead to the concept of time management, which focused more on time saving. So society looking at readymade products like ready to cook or ready to eat processed food. Food industry is high in demand with attributes or expectations like tasty, ready to eat, hygiene, competitive price. Last few decades not only witnessed a change in our eating habits but how we store and consume food has also gone through a transformation. Rise in population and urbanization has led to an increased demand for packaged food. At the same time, awareness about nutrition and health has become much stronger and penetrated deep into Indian consumers’ minds.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been spreading awareness about issues related to food safety across the country, while also strengthening legislation to ensure that only safe food is made available to consumers, both by the producer as well as the industry. This paper focused onrole of Food Safety Standards Authority Of India(FSSAI) for food safety and hygiene because quality of food nourishes physical and mental health of human beings.And registration procedure for obtaining licensefrom (FSSAI) and benefits of license.