State Food Security Index

10 Jun 2022 State Food Security Index

State Food Security Index – Today Current Affairs

• On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, the Union Health Minister released the fourth State Food Safety Index (SFSI) of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to measure the performance of states on five parameters of food security.

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State Food Security Index:

• The State Food Security Index was launched from the year 2018-19 with an objective to bring about positive positive changes in the competitiveness of the food security ecosystem in the country.
• This index has been developed by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) to measure the performance of states on five important parameters of food security.
• The parameters include human resource and institutional data, compliance, food testing – infrastructure and monitoring, training and capacity building and consumer empowerment.
• The Index is a dynamic quantitative and qualitative benchmarking model that provides a framework for the purpose of evaluating food security across all States/UTs.
• The first State Food Security Index for the year 2018-19 was announced for the first time on World Food Safety Day on June 7, 2019.

Importance : The Hindu Analysis

• The index will help in providing safe and nutritious food to our citizens.

State performance:

 All State : The Hindu Analysis

• Tamil Nadu tops the State Food Security Index, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra.

In smaller states : The Hindu Analysis

• Goa ranked first, followed by Manipur and Sikkim.

 Among Union Territories : The Hindu Analysis

• Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh secured first, second and third position respectively.

Food Safety Day : The Hindu Analysis

• The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations jointly facilitate the celebration of World Food Safety Day in collaboration with member countries and other relevant organizations.
• It was first observed in the year 2019 by the Addis Ababa Conference and the Geneva Forum to reinforce the commitment to enhance food security under the “Future of Food Security”.
• The theme of World Food Safety Day, 2022 is ‘Safe Food, Better Health’.

Other initiatives taken on the occasion : The Hindu Analysis

• Various innovative initiatives taken by FSSAI include Eat Right Research Awards and Grants – Phase II, Eat Right Creativity Challenge – Phase III, School Level Competition and Ayurveda Diet logo.
• This logo has Ayurveda diet and five leaves, which symbolize the five elements of nature, this will help in making food products a unique identity and easy to identify them.
• A Guidance Document on Foodborne Disease Outbreak Detection and Microbiological Process Control, Sampling and Testing of Fish and Fish Products has been issued.

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