The members are aware that “The Food Safety and Standards Act” was enacted by the parliament in the year 2006 to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has launched a pilot project on “Safe Food Tasty Food” in Delhi. The food safety is an important aspect with which all stakeholders have a role in ensuring and maintaining safety of food.

The Commonwealth Games are going to be held in Delhi in the year 2010, this will provide an added opportunity for reviewing, and upgrading the safety aspect of food served in eating establishments in Delhi / NCR 

The Project will be implemented through the coordinated efforts of Government local bodies and industry association i.e. FICCI, CII, AIFPA & NRAI (these agencies shall be hereinafter referred to as implementing agencies)

The FSSAI has drawn an exhaustive procedure and also formalized necessary forms for use by the restaurants and the nodal / implementing agencies as under: -

1. Form – A: - For registration of nodal agencies
2. Form – B: - For food establishments (under “Safe Food Tasty Food project”)
3. Form – C: - Request for audit certificate and rating

The Quality Council of India has prepared an elaborate “Criteria for Audit of Food Establishment” which can be seen at their website.

The Project provides for upgradation of restaurants by providing training and necessary guidance by the accredited agencies registered with Quality Council of India and awarding of ratings depending upon the degree of upgradation achieved by such restaurants. It also stated that the food establishments which are already certified by various food safety management systems, will directly be considered for rating under the project. The ratings are classified into Platinum, Gold, Silver & Bronze. The names of such of the restaurants will be included, in the Directory to be published by the FSSAI. However, participation in the Pilot Project is voluntary