Street vendors selling food to be given training
The Hindu
FSSAI certificate made mandatory
Street vendors selling food will be able to ply their trade only after they undergo mandatory training and receive certification. In a first such exercise, training will be given to street vendors in the west zone, covering Gandhinagar, Malleshwaram, Rajajinagar, Mahalakshmi Layout, Govindarajanagar and Chamarajpet Assembly segments.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) stated that the move is in the interest of public health, and to ensure that quality ingredients are used, and food is sold in a hygienic manner. This is as per the new guidelines of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). The training will be given as per the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Those without the FSSAI certification will not be allowed to vend, the release said.