FSSAI’s Eat Right India Scheme

• The Guwahati Railway Station located in Assam has received the prestigious ‘Eat Right Station’ certification from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

ABOUT THE NEWS

• FSSAI has acknowledged Guwahati Railway Station for its commitment to providing high-quality and nutritious food options to passengers.
• As the first railway station within the North East Frontier Railway to receive this certification, Guwahati Railway Station has successfully met the stringent guidelines laid down by FSSAI.
• The ‘Eat Right Station’ certification is a testament to the station’s compliance with FSSAI’s established standards for food storage and hygiene practices.
• This certification is an acknowledgment of the station’s efforts in maintaining the benchmark in serving safe and wholesome food to the passengers.
• At present, 66 stations across the country have been certified while two stations are in the process of obtaining the certification. Mumbai Central Railway Station became the first Eat Right Station with a rating of four stars.
• The maximum number of railway stations certified under the program are from Madhya Pradesh with 18. MP is followed by Rajasthan and Delhi with 7 Eat Right Stations.

FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (FSSAI):

• It is a statutory body.
• It functions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
• FSSAI was established as per the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
• The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is a comprehensive law that governs food safety and regulation in India.