Healthy and hygienic practices in Non-statutory departmental canteens functioning in Central Government offices
रक्षा लेखा महानियंत्रक,
उलान बटार रोड, पालम, दिल्ली छावनी -110010
Controller General of Defence Accounts,
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt.-110010
No. AN Coord /3012/Circular/Vol. IX dated 19.08.2020
To,
All PCsDA/ PCsA (Fys.)/ PIFAs,
CsDA/ CsFA (Fys.)/ IFAs/ RTCs.
(through CGDA website).
Subject: Healthy, hygienic and safe food items and practices in Non-statutory departmental canteens functioning in Central Government offices-regarding.
Please find enclosed a copy of Ministry of Personnel PG & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training’s OM File No. 6/2/2018-Dir(C) dated 04.12.2019 on the subject matter for information and to ensure compliance of the regulations in the departmental canteens under your administrative control.
(Rajeev Ranjan Kumar)
Dy. CGDA (AN)
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Enclosures:
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Schedule-IV of Food safety and standards Regulations, 2011.
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Inspection checklist for catering business.
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Good practices that can be adopted to ensure healthy eating in canteens.
Copy to:
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IT&S Wing, Local With a request to upload on CGDA’s website.
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O i/c, AN-V, Local For information and compliance.
(Rajeev Ranjan Kumar)
Dy. CGDA (AN)
No. 6/2/2018-Dir(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market
New Delhi, dated 04 December, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Healthy, hygienic and safe food items and practices in Non-statutory departmental canteens functioning in Central Government Offices- reg.
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The undersigned is directed to refer to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAT) communication dated 05.11.2019 on the above subject under ‘Eat Right India’, a people’s movement or ‘Jan Andolan’ to change the way people in India eat.
2. In this regard, FSSAI has suggested certain hygienic and sanitary practices for departmental canteens functioning under various Central Government Offices, which includes :-
i) ‘General Requirements on Hygienic and Sanitary Practices’ specified under Schedule IV of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011;
ii) ‘Specific Hygienic and Sanitary Practices to be followed by Food Business Operators engaged in catering/ food service establishments’ specified under Part V of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011;
iii) Inspection checklist for catering businesses (copy enclosed);
iv) Good Practices that can be adopted to ensure healthy eating in canteens (copy enclosed);
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3. These regulations are available on FSSAI’s Official website www. fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Compendium_Licensing_Regulations.pdf. All the Ministries/ Departments are requested to ensure compliance of the above regulations in the departmental canteens under their administrative control.
(Kulbhushan Malhotra)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
Tel No.-011-24646961
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