CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, and the Commissionerate of Food Safety, Government of Kerala, have entered into an agreement for strengthening the food safety initiatives of the State government.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed at a function held at Thiruvananthapuram recently, in which V.S. Sivakumar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, was present. The MoU was exchanged between Professor Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, and K. Illangovan, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala. Under the agreement, CSIR-CFTRI will assist Kerala in the upgrade of the existing analytical labs, training the food analysts and carrying out analysis of selected food products as part of the safety surveillance for a period of 18 months.
Prof. Rajasekharan hoped that a similar model can be replicated in other States to ensure safe food to people and catalysing capacity-building efforts.
Source : The Hindu
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