Supreme Court pushes Centre, FSSAI for nationwide food safety audit over weak enforcement
Apex court asked Centre, FSSAI and CAG to justify why a performance audit should not be ordered, flagging licensing irregularities, lax enforcement and inadequate penalties on food business operators — a development with material compliance implications for packaged food, quick commerce and retail.
What happened
Supreme Court asked Centre, FSSAI and CAG to explain why a nationwide performance audit of food safety implementation should not be conducted, citing weak
Why this matters
Stress-test target FBOs' licensing, hygiene and penalty histories in diligence, and price in remediation costs and indemnities ahead of a likely tougher national enforcement regime.