FSSAI launches online platform for food inspection, sampling
September 12 , 2017 2623 days 1174 0
To bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling, food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched a nationwide online platform named as FoSCoRIS.
The web-based 'FoSCoRIS' system (Food Safety Compliance Through Regular Inspections and Sampling) will help verify compliance of food safety and hygiene standards by food businesses as per the government norms.
The new system will bring together all key stakeholders -- food businesses, food safety officers (FSOs), designated officers, state food safety commissioners -- on a nation-wide IT platform and data related to inspection, sampling and test result data will be shared seamlessly by all the officials.
The system will ease out the process of sample collection, make it transparent and traceable and controls the quality of compliances.
This system will give a clear picture to the FSSAI on the real-time basis and helps eliminate any discrepancy, hence inspection is accountable.
In every State a Nodal officer was appointed to integrate State Food Authority with FSSAI.