NITI Aayog weighs farm-to-fork food-safety overhaul for India’s food supply chain
NITI Aayog is considering wider accredited testing, traceability, tougher inspections, third-party sampling, mobile labs, cold-chain upgrades and compliance-linked credit to reduce contamination and adulteration across the food chain.
NITI Aayog is evaluating a farm-to-fork food-safety overhaul, including traceability, tougher inspections, expanded accredited labs, third-party sampling, mobile testing, cold-chain upgrades and compliance-linked credit to curb contamination, adulteration and food-borne illness.
Why this matters
The food-safety agenda extends NITI Aayog’s recent push to reduce compliance friction in tourism and hospitality, including Visa-on-Arrival, GST refunds, easier hotel licensing and a proposed single liquor licence.
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