India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), issues a nationwide directive requiring food businesses to remove and replace damaged cutting tools. The order targets knives and other cutting instruments that are rusted, chipped, worn out, or otherwise non-compliant with existing statutory standards. FSSAI directs eateries and culinary establishments to stop using such tools and to ensure that cutting instruments meet food safety requirements, including use of corrosion-resistant materials. The regulator frames the move as part of tighter hygiene enforcement to reduce contamination risks in food handling. The directive applies across food units and is intended to curb potential sources of contamination that can arise from deteriorating or improperly maintained kitchen equipment. The order reflects FSSAI’s broader focus on compliance with food safety norms and operational hygiene measures under current rules.
FSSAI orders removal of rusty, chipped knives in Indian food establishments
India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), issues a nationwide directive requiring food businesses to remove and replace damaged cutting tools. The order...
- FSSAI issues a nationwide order for food businesses to stop using damaged cutting tools.
- The directive targets rusted, chipped, worn-out, or otherwise non-compliant knives and cutting instruments.
- Food establishments are instructed to replace damaged tools with compliant, corrosion-resistant, food-safe alternatives.
- The order is linked to reducing contamination risks and strengthening hygiene enforcement.
- The directive is issued under existing statutory standards for food safety and compliance.
India’s food safety regulator has tightened hygiene enforcement, directing all food businesses to replace rusted, chipped and non-compliant cutting tools under existing statutory standards.
2 months agoIn response to rising worries about contamination, India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has issued an urgent directive for all eateries and culinary establishments to cease the use of any rusted, chipped, or worn-out knives and cutting instruments. Highlighting the importance of utilizing food-grade, corrosion-resistant materials, the FSSAI advocates for stringent hygiene measures to avert any forms of contamination.
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