FSSAI directs food businesses to maintain cold chain for perishable items

Food regulator FSSAI has asked food business operators (FBOs) to transport perishable items under controlled-temperature conditions across the supply chain to safeguard public health.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also asked state food safety officers to maintain strict vigilance and take action if rules and regulations are not followed.

In a social media post on Sunday, FSSAI said it has issued an advisory on "handling, storage, and transportation of perishable foods like khoa, paneer, meat, and fish under controlled temperature conditions throughout the supply chain".

FBOs must ensure strict adherence to hygiene and temperature standards, it added.

FSSAI mentioned that it has specified hygienic and sanitary requirements for FBOs under Schedule 4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.

"It has been brought to the notice of FSSAI that perishable food commodities such as khoa, paneer, meat, f