Steps taken to Strengthen Food Safety, Food Quality Monitoring and Consumer Protection

• FSSAI, statutory body under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, regulates manufacture, storage, distribution, sale & import of food under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
• Last 3 years: 56,000+ risk-based inspections and 5.18 lakh enforcement samples analysed across States/UTs — core data point for Prelims & GS-II/III governance questions.
• Triple-pronged push: expanded testing infrastructure (252 labs + mobile units), mandatory third-party audits, stricter enforcement & labelling reforms.