ADC & Administrator MMC, Shashant Pratap Singh, IAS speaking during the FSSAI awareness camp for butchers, fish vendors and poultry stalls within Mokokchung town at MMC Hall on March 31. (Photo Courtesy: CMO Mokokchung)
Mokokchung, April 3 (MExN): Food Safety & Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) awareness camp for butchers, fish vendors and poultry stalls within Mokokchung town was organised by Mokokchung Municipal Council and Food Safety Mokokchung Zone on March 31 at MMC Hall.
The CMO office Mokokchung in a press release stated that in the programme, ADC & Administrator MMC, Shashant Pratap Singh, IAS spoke on the importance of food safety and stressed on maintaining of strict hygiene in the meat and fish stalls which in turn will led to serving of safe food to the general public.
Designated Officer (Food Safety), C Merenlemba Ao sensitised the gathering on the various aspects of FSSAI such as following Schedule IV of FSSA which outlines the specific points of maintaining sanitation and hygiene in the premises, transportation of meat, personnel hygiene etc and also on the importance of getting registered under FSSAI. He stressed that food safety is everyone’s responsibility and self compliance is what will drive FSSA act successfully.
After the programme, online FSSAI registration for the FBOs was conducted.
