Unveils Logo of Ayush Aahar in addition to new initiatives, Resources and Books

Health Minister announces new initiatives on World Food Safety Day

On the event of World Food Safety Day on 7 June, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya delivered Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI’s) fourth State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to quantify the exhibition of States across five boundaries of sanitation. SFSI was begun from 2018-19 determined to make a cutthroat and positive change in the food handling environment in the country.

The Union Health Minister congratulated the triumphant State/UTs in view of the positioning for the year 2021-22 for their noteworthy presentation across boundaries. This year, among the bigger states, Tamil Nadu was the highest level state, trailed by Gujarat and Maharashtra. Among the more modest states, Goa stood first followed by Manipur and Sikkim. Among UTs, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh got first, second and third positions. Dr. Mandaviya additionally congratulated states which showed critical improvement in the State Food Safety Index.

To propel Smart Cities to create and execute an arrangement that upholds a solid, protected and manageable food climate through reception of different Eat Right India drives, the Health Minister likewise congratulated 11 winning shrewd urban areas of the EatSmart Cities Challenge, sent off by FSSAI last year in relationship with the Smart Cities Mission under the aegis of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). He likewise congratulated victors of the Eat Right Research Challenge for Cities and Districts and Eat Right Research Awards and Grants.

Dr Mandaviya further sent off different imaginative drives by FSSAI including the Eat Right Research Awards and Grants – Phase II. Eat Right Creativity Challenge – Phase III, a rivalry at the school level and logo for AyurvedaAahar which contains the initials of Ayurveda and Ahara with 5 leaves representing five components of nature. This logo would be gainful in making a special personality, simple ID and demonstrated advantages to further develop wellbeing and prosperity.

Further, the Union Health Minister likewise delivered different digital books that supporter and catch imaginative recipes about oil free cooking and sugarless sweets. He likewise sent off different asset books including Khadyanjali, a quarterly magazine distributed by the Rajbhasha Division of FSSAI; Guidance Document on Food Borne Disease Outbreak Investigation and Microbiological Process Control, Sampling and Testing of Fish and Fishery Products and so on.