India, March 19 -- Guidance document for training of food handlers in the canteens of Universities, colleges and hostels unveiled to strengthen food safety infrastructure

The Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) unveiled the authority's action plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the 43rd CAC meeting in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

During the meeting, deliberations were held on creating awareness amongst farmers regarding the judicious use of antibiotics in livestock, aquaculture, poultry etc. as part of FSSAI's responsibilities under the AMR National Action Plan-II. Plans to carry out surveillance on anti-microbial susceptibility in food matrix to ensure consumers' safety were...