Food Safety Registrations

While the business is going through FSSAI norms,  there are several initiatives taken by the government and many useful schemes are available. 

The government is maintaining the database of the professionals, companies, and all other helpful entities. 

Some of the examples are listed here. 

Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO)

Using the same cooking oil for repeated frying has adverse health effects. This Used Cooking Oil is also a potential feedstock for manufacturing biodiesel. Therefore, FSSAI has launched 'Repurpose Used Cooking Oil' (RUCO) - an ecosystem to enable the collection and conversion of used cooking oil to biodiesel.

During frying, several properties of oil are altered, Total Polar Compounds(TPC) are formed on repeated frying. The toxicity of these compounds is associated with several diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, liver diseases. Therefore, it is essential to monitor the quality of vegetable oils during frying. In order to safeguard consumer health, FSSAI has fixed a limit for Total Polar Compounds at 25 percent beyond which the vegetable oil shall not be used. From 1st July, 2018 onwards, all Food Business Operators (FBOs) are required to monitor the quality of oil during frying by complying with the said regulations.FSSAI is implementing an EEE Strategy - to divert Used Cooking Oil from the food value chain and curb current illegal practices.The EEE Strategy approach ensures good health and welfare for all 130-crore citizens, aiding energy security, climate change mitigation, and leading to environmentally sustainable development.

Government has records of Enrolled Biodiesel Manufacturers, who can be contacted by the entity in need. 

Food Import Clearance System

The system provided for importers for importing the eatables from outside the country into India. 

Indian Food Sharing Alliance (IFSA)

1.3 metric gigatons of edible food is wasted every year and at least 795 million people are undernourished worldwide. More than a third of all the food that’s produced on our planet never reaches a table.

Global food waste accounts for 6.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, directly leading to climate change.

IFSA Known in its full form as “Indian Food Sharing Alliance”; IFSA has been formed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to help solve India’s food waste and hunger crisis by working with various partner organizations, Food Recovery Agencies and NGO’s.

This is useful for people who wish to Donate foods, Partners, Beneficiaries, Volunteers. 

Information regarding these can be accessed here. 

• Peels and their nutrients

• Creating a home compost pit

• Recipes from food waste

• DIY experiments with food waste

NetProFaN: Network of Professionals of Food and Nutrition

NetProFaN is envisaged as a platform, hosted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), to leverage the collective strengths of the professional associations and bodies in food and nutrition, to foster innovations and enhance complementarity across these bodies.

In addition, this Network will leverage the resources, skills, expertise and knowledge of its members to support the national efforts in improving food and nutrition indicators.

FSM Food Safety Mitra

FSSAI is creating an ecosystem of food safety mitras who will help FBOs with licensing and registration, training and auditing hygiene at different institutions such as schools, colleges and corporate campuses.