Michelin experience behind bars: UP jail food gets 5-star rating

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) gave a five-star rating for the food served in Uttar Pradesh's district jail in Fatehgarh.

The food served to the over 1,100 inmates lodged in the district jail in Fatehgarh here has undergone a rather tasty makeover, and received a "five-star" rating from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

The FSSAI certificate reads, "District Jail Fatehgarh, Farrukhabad is certified as Eat Right CAMPUS as per guidelines established by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India."

The statement is followed by a 5 stars rating and 'excellent' written on the certificate, which is valid until August 18, 2024.

Elaborating on the achievement, which the jail achieved on the occasion of completion of 75 years of the country's independence, jailor of Fatehgarh district jail, Akhilesh Kumar told PTI, "We got the certificate after a third party audit, and before the certificate was given to us, some of the jail staff were given online training."

The criteria on which they were judged before getting the certificate include cleanliness, quality of food, purchase of rice, wheat and pulses from FSSAI-certified outlets and well-dressed staff, he said, adding that vegetarian food is served in the jail.

"Every day different types of food is served to the inmates. Among the pulses, arhar, masoor, chana and urad are served to the inmates on a rotational basis," Kumar said.

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