Current Context : Kerala secured the first position in the State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2024, for the second consecutive year.

• Index is released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

RELEVANT DATA:

Ranking Criteria: The index is based on five parameters:

• Human Resources and Institutional Data
• Compliance
• Food Testing Infrastructure & Surveillance
• Training & Capacity Building
• Consumer Empowerment
• Other state rankings : Tamil Nadu ranked second, Jammu & Kashmir third, and Gujarat fourth.
• The SFSI, first introduced in 2019.

Objective: The SFSI encourages states to improve food safety and create a competitive ecosystem for safe food delivery across India.