Addressing the conference, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan shared that the Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan is a grass root movement that will benefit the common man and the entire nation.
According to the statement, the food products have been declared unsafe for consumption and packaging termed as misleading and misbranded by the State Food and Drug Laboratory.
UK's food safety watchdog collected over 900 samples of Maggi noodles, including one variety imported from India to check the lead levels after the controversy in magi noodles created in India over monosodium glutamate (MSG) and high lead content.
Packaged water, milk and edible oils came under the lens of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) after it decided to strengthen surveillance activities on such products.
FSSAI has elected the labs for each of the regions, with Northern region at 28, Western region with 25, Southern region at 24 and the Eastern region with 5 labs.