Gujarat retains top spot on food safety index

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat has retained the best performing state recognition by topping the State Food Safety Index 2020-21.The index is made by Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Gujarat had been adjudged best state in the 2019-20 ranking as well. With an overall score of 72%, Gujarat has been adjudged the best performing state among major states of the country, an official statement said on Tuesday.
Chief minister Bhupendra Patel congratulated the state Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) and the state health department for the achievement.
The State Food Safety Index gauges states on the parameters of food sampling, testing, laboratory infrastructure, compliance, training, licence and registration. The official release said that Gujarat has led the country in all these parameters of food safety.
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya handed over the award and a certificate to Gujarat at a ceremony in New Delhi.