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The Food safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has declared Goa as well as Manipur and Meghalaya as the top three states for ensuring food security.

The apex food safety regulator of the country has ranked these three states under smaller states category.

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Among  the  larger  states,  Gujarat  was  the  top  ranking  stat, followed  by Tamil  Nadu  and  Maharashtra.

Among UTs, Chandigarh, Delhi and Andaman Islands secured top ranks for food safety.

They have been judged under five different parameters including Human Resources and Institutional Data, Compliance, Food Testing – Infrastructure and Surveillance, Training & Capacity Building and Consumer Empowerment.

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The FSSAI made the announcement on Sunday while releasing the results of the second State Food Safety Index to celebrate World Food Safety Day through a webinar.

In alignment with this year’s theme, “Food Safety is everyone’s business”, the celebration was dedicated to all those in the supply chain who have ensured the uninterrupted availability of safe food for everyone during this COVID-19 pandemic.

The FSSAI has also released an e-handbook on “Eat Right during COVID-19” for citizens.

An updated detailed guidance note ‘Food Hygiene and Safety Guidelines for Food Businesses during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic’ was also released.

“This  document  specifies hygiene  and  sanitary  requirements,  responsibility  of  management  and  sector  specific  requirementsto prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the food supply chain along with a section on  management of food establishments on identification of COVID-19 positive cases,” an official said.

Preeti Sudan, secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said, “As India is lifting  the  lockdown,  we  need  to  ensure  adequate  precautions  are taken  in  restaurants  and  food service  and  delivery  establishments.  We must emphasize food safety through social media and other communication platforms.”