FSSAI takes initiative to ensure safe and healthy food for Tirumala devotees
State-of-the-art food laboratory to be established in Tirupati
Local hotels’ staff to be trained by FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will take steps to provide quality and healthy food to the devotees visiting Tirumala.
The 41st Central Advisory Committee meeting was held on Thursday at the Taj Hotel, Tirupati under the aegis of FSSAI and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. At the request of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) EO A.V. Dharma Reddy FSSAI officials visited Tirumala.
During the visit, FSSAI Chief Executive Officer G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, AP Food Safety Commissioner J. Nivas and others discussed necessary steps to be taken to improve the quality of food and drinking water supply and enhance management of laddu making unit and Anna Prasada Centre with Mr. Dharma Reddy.
The FSSAI officials expressed willingness to establish a state-of-the-art food quality testing lab in Tirupati. Also, managers and staff of hotels in Tirupati will be trained in collaboration with TTD to provide healthy and quality food to devotees.
The Central and State governments and TTD will work together to provide quality food to the devotees. Steps will be taken in this direction during the Central Advisory Committee meeting in Tirupati.
