INDIA: Govt to launch Food Safety and Quality Year on June 11 - (Newstrack India Wire)
June 7, 2008 – 6:14 pmA one-day national seminar on the theme of Food Safety and Quality Management System-from Farm to Fork will be organised on June 11 at Vigyan Bhawan here.
In order to provide a renewed focus to the issue of Food Safety, the Government of India at the initiative of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) has declared the year 2008-2009 as Food Safety and Quality Year.
One of the purposes to organise a seminar is to launch formally the Food Safety and Quality Year and unveil the action plan for the year.
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) Food Processing Industries will inaugurate the seminar and launch the annual programme for Food Safety and Quality Year.
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