STATE FOOD SAFETY INDEX

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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety.

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The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare felicitated nine leading States/UTs based on the ranking for the year 2020-21 for their impressive performance.
This year, among the larger states, Gujarat was the top ranking state, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Among the smaller states, Goa stood first followed by Meghalaya and Manipur.
Among UTs, Jammu & Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and New Delhi secured top ranks.
19 Mobile Food Testing Vans (Food Safety on Wheels) were flagged off to supplement the food safety ecosystem across the country taking the total number of such mobile testing vans to 109.