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By now almost all of you must have heard or read about the new Food Safety and Standards Act and the Food Safety Governing Body, FSSAI.
The new Food Safety Law takes the following under its purview:
- Hotels,
- Restaurants,
- Packaged Food Manufacturers,
- Food Sellers and Re-sellers,
- Canteens in Corporate Companies, Schools, Colleges, Hospitals, Government Institutions,
- Food Importers and Exporters,
- Raw Material Suppliers
- and all who are related to Food Business
As per the Law, any entity involved in mass manufacturing of food needs to get either Registered or Licensed by FSSAI or FDA. The Caterers supplying to the Corporate Canteens and the Corporate Canteens that are in cooking their own food are no exception to the Law.
The essence of the new Law is that Food Safety is to be driven by self initiative and not by coercion from the authorities. Thus the Government Authorities believe that it is the responsibility of the responsible managers to ensure the correct measures to be implemented for Food Safety. The following are a few basic responsibilities of the responsible managers:
- Registration/Licensing of all Food Vendors
- Registration/Licensing of all the in-house Corporate Canteens
- Formulation of proper Food Safety Management System (FSMS) Plans
- Adherence to the FSMS Plans and assurance of Food Safety
Failure in compliance to the New Law would attract monetary penalties of upto Rs.10 lacs, and imprisonment of the responsible individuals, from 6 months upto a lifetime.
The only possible safeguard that might protect the one found guilty is adherence to a proper FSMS Plan, meticulous documentation of the entire Food Safety Initiatives and filling of Non Compliance Reports (NCR), wherever applicable.
A FSSAI Compliance and Food Safety Guidelines Workshop is being organized by Equinox Labs on the 2nd of December, 2011at Hotel Renaissance, Powai Mumbai.
The objective of the workshop is to educated the responsible managers of the Corporate Companies on the implications of the new Law on the Corporate World and the ways and means of compliance.
Mr. Mahesh Zagde, Commissioner of FDA Maharashtra would be the Guest of Honour for the event. Mr. Zagde would through some light on the importance of compliance to the new Law, and the implications of Non Compliance.
The Food Safety Experts from Equinox Labs and renowned figures from the Facility Management Industry will discuss about the simplicity of ensuring Food Safety at the Ground Level, and comply with the Law.
Me, on behalf of the team from Equinox Labs would like to cordially invite you to this Enlightening Event, and expect that you along with your colleagues will grace the occasion with your presence.
The following are a few important details about the seminar:
Topic of the Seminar: FSSAI Compliance and Food Safety Guidelines for the Corporate World
Venue: Hotel Renaissance, Powai, Mumbai
Date: 2nd December, 2011
Registration Fees: Rs.4,500/- per person
(Bulk Discount - 10% discount will be offered for registration of 3 or more persons from the same organization)
For Registration:
Please Call: 9920214898
Please Write to: c...@equinoxlab.com
Please Visit: www.equinoxlab.com/fssai-seminar
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