The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) led index.
It was initiated in 2018-19, in a bid to create a competitive and positive change in food safety ecosystem of India.
The State Food Safety Index measured the performance of States on five parameters — human resources and institutional data, compliance, food testing infrastructure and surveillance, training and capacity-building and consumer empowerment.
A total of 150 districts across the country had participated in the challenge
Tamil Nadu was ranked first in the State Food Safety Index 2021-2022 in the category of large States.
In the category of small states, Goa has been ranked first followed by Manipur and Sikkim.
Among UTs, Jammu & Kashmir has been ranked first, followed by Delhi and Chandigarh.
A total of 11 districts from the State — Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Salem, Coimbatore, Chennai, Tirunelveli, Erode, Madurai, Thoothukudi, Tiruppur and Dindigul — were honoured for the best performance in the ‘Eat Right Challenge’, organised by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).