Food Safety and Standard Authority of India has to ensure training of persons who are, or intend to become involved in food businesses, whether as food business operators or employees or otherwise. It has accordingly been decided that it would be mandatory for all food businesses having Central License or State License to have at least one trained and certified food safety supervisor for every 25 Food handlers or part thereof on all their premises.
To implement this policy, FSSAI has designed a large scale Food Safety Training & Certification Program (FoSTaC) for food businesses across the value chain. The curriculum and content for the training have been created centrally. The training is to be delivered through Training Partners including large Food Business Operators; Academic and Vocational Institutions, Training Partners approved under skill Development Councils and Missions, Industry, Scientific and Technology Associations and Civil Society Organisations. FoSTaC is to be steered and managed by each State/UT who would create an action plan and mobilise Food businesses and other Training Partners to undertake the training. Fssai has set up a website for managing the training program, assessment and certification.
