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4th State Food Safety Index
- 08 Jun 2022
On World Food Safety Day 2022 (7 June), Union Health Minister released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) 4th State Food Safety Index.
- The State Food Safety Index has been released to measure the performance of states across five parameters of food safety: human resources and institutional data, compliance, food testing facility, training and capacity building and consumer empowerment.
- The SFSI was started from 2018-19 with the aim of creating a competitive and positive change in the food safety ecosystem in the country. The index will help in providing safe and nutritious food to the people.
- The Index aims at creating a competitive and positive change in India's food safety ecosystem.
- States that showed significant improvement were felicitated.
Winning State/UTs based on the ranking for the year 2021-22 for their impressive performance across parameters:
- Larger States: Tamil Nadu topped the list among larger states, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra, in the State Food Safety Index awards.
- Smaller States: Among smaller states, Goa was the winner, followed by Manipur and Sikkim.
- Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir emerged top followed by Delhi and Chandigarh.
States/UTs with significant improvement in ranking during last year :
- Uttarakhand - in Large State Category
- Tripura- in Small States Category
- Ladakh in the UT category
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