Maharashtra mandates FSSAI licences for school canteens and bans junk food
Maharashtra’s FDA has directed school canteens, hostel kitchens, mid-day meal contractors and Anganwadis to obtain FSSAI licences, while restricting high-fat, trans-fat and high-sugar foods on and around school premises.
Maharashtra FDA has mandated FSSAI licences for school canteens, hostel kitchens, mid-day meal contractors and Anganwadis, while banning high-fat, trans-fat and high-sugar foods on and around school premises.
Why this matters
The directive extends Maharashtra FDA's recent school-food action barring high-fat and sugary food sales and promotion, alongside enforcement that suspended six Pune-area eatery licences and expanded food-safety raids.
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