Food Safety & Adulteration
68% of milk & 22.4% of food samples fail FSSAI safety tests. Toxic dyes & pesticides contaminate daily food.
Current Policies
Food Safety & Standards Regulations (FSSAI)
Enacted 2011 · Coverage: Nationwide Food Business Operators & Manufacturers
Eat Right India Movement
Enacted 2018 · Coverage: Public Awareness, School Canteens & Fortified Food Mandatory Norms
Repurposed Used Cooking Oil (RUCO)
Enacted 2019 · Coverage: Commercial Food Outlets (Diversion of used cooking oil to Bio-diesel)
Past Promises
"Establish NABL-accredited food safety testing laboratory in every district by 2022"
BrokenMade by: FSSAI (2018 Scheme)
Only 248 accredited food testing laboratories operate nationwide across 780+ districts
"100% licensing & hygiene rating audit of commercial street food hubs by 2023"
BrokenMade by: Ministry of Consumer Affairs / FSSAI
Over 80% of informal street food vendors operate without basic FSSAI license or hygiene rating
"Zero tolerance for artificial chemical ripening of fruits using calcium carbide"
BrokenMade by: FSSAI Advisory (2019)
Widespread illegal carbide ripening continues across wholesale fruit markets