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.

— Filed Fri, 31 Jul, 2026, 00:41 IST · Source ET Small Business · Updated

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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