Editorial on  Health and Food Safety.

 Punjab bags 5 th rank in recovering fines on food safety violations.

• The food safety department of the state has recovered more than rupees 1.57 crore from the violaters.
• Uttar Pradesh has stood first in this rankings, followed by Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
• Uttar Pradesh has recovered around rupees 15.89 crores for the purpose of food safety against the violators.

Punjab status about the report:-

•  Punjab has claimed a higher number of substandard food samples and products with labelling defects.
• The cases of misleading claims are also higher in Punjab as compared to the National average.
• But Punjab has posted a lower percentage of unsafe food samples.
• Around 0.8 % of the food samples tested unsafe.
• And 16.9% and 15.55 % of the samples have been found substandard and label defects respectively ( with misleading claims).
• Punjab lodged for more civil cases for food safety standards. Violation than criminal.

The report was released by apex food regulatory body, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI).

About FSSAI:-

• FSSAI is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
• The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India.
• The FSSAI has its headquarters at New Delhi. The authority also has 6 regional offices located in Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin, and Chennai.

(Source:- The Tribune)

 Question:- Punjab bags 5 th rank in recovering fines on food safety violations. Analyse the statement based on recent reports.

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