State Food Safety Index (SFSI)

In 5^th edition of State Food Safety Index, nearly all major states slip on food safety compared to 2019.

It is a dynamic quantitative and qualitative benchmarking model that provides an objective framework for evaluating food safety.
It is annual index released by FSSAI on the occasion of World Food Safety Day (7th June) since 2019
It is based on the information submitted by States/UTs.
Aim – To measure the performance of states on parameters of food safety.
Parameters – Originally it had 5 but 6^th one was added in 5^th report for the period 2022-23.

FSSAI Parameters	Weightage	Measures
Compliance	28%	Activities of State food safety authority
Consumer Empowerment	19%	Performances in consumer empowering initiatives.
Human Resources and Institutional Data	18%	Availability of human resources.
Food Testing Infrastructure	17%	Availability of testing infrastructure.
Improvement in SFSI Rank (added in 2023)	10%	Performances in SFSI ranking.
Training and Capacity Building	8%	Steps taken for equipping people in food testing.

Index rankings – It is based on the groupings like large states (20), small states (8) and UT’s (8).

5^th SFSI (2022-23)

The only parameter to record improvement was Training and Capacity Building.

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