Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and balanced diets for children in school) Regulations, 2020, also contains “General Guidance for Providing Safe food and balanced diet to Children” and “General guidance for selection of Foods”

Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and balanced diets for children in school) Regulations, 2020, also contains “General Guidance for Providing Safe food and balanced diet to Children” and “General guidance for selection of Foods”

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) was established under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as per provisions contained in the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 (i.e. FSS Act 2006) and it has been mandated for laying down science-based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.

As per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, FSSAI has taken following steps to promote healthy food habits among the youth, especially among school students:

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in Lok Sabha in reply to a question today.