- Kerala secured first spot in the 2024 State Food Safety Index (SFSI).
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Jammu & Kashmir are the top 3 performers on the State Food Safety Index 2024.
- State Food Safety Index (SFSI) has been released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
- Gujarat and Nagaland got special mentions and acknowledgement in the State Food Safety Index.
- The report has been unveiled at the inaugural session of the Global Food Safety Regulators Summit.
- FSSAI noted that Kerala has achieved more than 100 per cent of its inspection target in FY24.
- The index evaluates state and union territories on five parameters: Human Resources and Institutional Data, Compliance, Food Testing-Infrastructure and Surveillance, Training and Capacity Building, and Consumer Empowerment.
- This Index was created in 2018-19 to create a competitive and positive change in the food safety ecosystem in the country.
- FSSAI has also launched the Food Import Rejection Alerts (FIRA).
- It is an online portal to notify the public and relevant food safety authorities about food import rejections at Indian borders.
