NEW DELHI: Food safety regulator FSSAI today asked companies to put in place a proper plan to recall food products from markets if found unsafe and also inform the authority about the same. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) today issued detailed guidelines on recall of food products and said that the purpose is to help food business operators (FBOs) frame a proper recall plan and implement them when the situation demand. "At the time of recall being carried out, the FBO shall submit their detailed recall plan to the CEO, FSSAI," the regulator said. According to FSSAI, food recalls are an appropriate method for removing or correcting marketed food products and their labelling that violate the laws administered by the regulatory authority. Accurate records are to be kept of the amount of recovered product and the batch codes of the product recovered," the FSSAI said.

Source: Economic Times November 28, 2017 16:41 UTC