FSSAI releases 3rd edition of State Food Safety Index, 2020-21

FSSAI releases 3rd edition of State Food Safety Index, 2020-21

• The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya released the third State Food Safety Index (SFSI) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on September 20, 2021, for evaluating food safety across all States/UTs in 2020-21.
• The SFSI index measures states’ performance to provide safe food to the general public as per FSSAI Act.
• States and UTs are ranked on five parameters of food safety:
  1. human resources and institutional data,
  2. compliance,
  3. food testing facility,
  4. training and capacity building
  5. consumer empowerment.
• The states and UTs are classified into three categories to rank under the index: large states, small states and union territories.

Top States and UTs in Food Safety Index 2020-21

• Top three state in larger states category
  1. Gujarat 
  2. Kerala
  3. Tamil Nadu
• Top three state in smaller states category
  1. Goa
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Manipur
• Top three Union Territories
  1. Jammu & Kashmir
  2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  3. Delhi 

Points to Remember:

1. State Food Safety Index (SFSI) is released by which body?
2. State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2020-21 is which edition of the annual list?
3. Top State/UT in State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2020-21 in large states, small states and union territories category?
4. How many Parameters used to rank states/UTs in State Food Safety Index (SFSI)?