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FSSAI and NetProFaN sheet
10-mark answer frame

Discuss the role of FSSAI in ensuring safe and nutritious food. Add a note on NetProFaN.

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

  1. 1 · Open in two lines. FSSAI is India's food regulator, set up under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 to ensure safe and wholesome food for all.
  2. 2 · Background. One law replaced the PFA Act 1954 and several food orders; regulations in force from 2011; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  3. 3 · Draw the functions chart. [Chart: FSSAI → standards, licensing, testing, labelling, training, awareness]
  4. 4 · Functions.
    • Standards and licensing.
    • Testing and surveillance.
    • Labelling, claims and training (FoSTaC).
    • Consumer awareness.
  5. 5 · Nutrition-linked initiatives. Fortification rules (2018) and +F, trans fat limit, school food rules, hygiene rating, RUCO, Eat Right India.
  6. 6 · NetProFaN.
    • Hosted by FSSAI, co-created 2019.
    • IDA, NSI, IMA and other bodies; chapters.
    • Messages, myth-busting, regional-language material, workshops.
  7. 7 · In the community. Graduates volunteering through NetProFaN to run Eat Right sessions in schools.
  8. 8 · Close in one line. FSSAI makes food safe by law; NetProFaN helps people choose it wisely.

Scoring tip: State the Act (2006) and the regulations (2011) correctly at the start; never quote licence fees or turnover limits, which change.