FSSAI Analyzed 3,347 Food Samples in Telangana

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has analyzed 3,347 food samples in Telangana in 2024-25. Of them, a penalty was imposed on 125 hoteliers and the license of one has been cancelled.

In 2023-24, the FSSAI analyzed 6,156 samples and a penalty was imposed on 425 eateries and the licenses of half a dozen eateries were cancelled. In 2022-23, it analyzed 4,809 samples while penalty was imposed on 315 eateries and the



licenses of nine eateries were cancelled.

The FSSAI is mandated to lay down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.

 The implementation and enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act-2006 is a shared responsibility between the Central and State governments.