FSSAI launches online platform for food inspection, sampling

• Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a nationwide online platform to bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling.
• The food regulator asked the state govt. to adopt this system as it would help eliminate discrepancy and make food safety officers accountable.
• The system will ease out the process of sample collection, make it transparent and traceable and controls the quality of compliances.
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• The web-based 'FoSCoRIS' system will bring together all key stakeholders food businesses, food safety officers, 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.