Tirupati Laddus row: Amid the continuing controversy over animal fats and fish oil present in Tirupati temple laddus, a particular marketing campaign will probably be launched by Rajasthan’s Food Safety Department from September 23 to 26 to verify the standard of bhog and prasad in temples. Samples of Savamani and the prasad given frequently in temples will probably be examined below this marketing campaign.
Additional Commissioner of Food Safety Department, Pankaj Ojha mentioned, “This investigation will be done under the campaign ‘Shuddh Aahar, Milawat Par Vaar’ in Rajasthan on the initiative of the Chief Minister. In this, all the big temples where prasad is made daily in the form of bhog, the quality of various food items will be checked.”
So far, 54 temples within the state have utilized for a Bhog Certificate. Besides the standard of prasad, hygiene may even be inspected. The involved departments of Rajasthan have been knowledgeable accordingly. This marketing campaign will probably be run by a particular workforce. 14 temples have already got certificates of FSSAI in Rajasthan.
What is ‘Eat Right’ initiative?
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched a certification scheme for Bhog below the ‘Eat Right’ initiative. Under this scheme, distributors promoting prasad and meals objects at non secular locations are given certificates. This certificates is given to temples and spiritual locations that comply with meals security requirements and hygiene requirements.
So far, 54 non secular locations and temples in Rajasthan have been registered for the Bhog Certificate by the Food Safety and Drug Control Department, Jaipur. Prasad given at a non secular place that has acquired one of these certificates vouches for the requirements and high quality assurance of FSSAI.
This certificates is renewed after an audit each six months. For the certificates, the workforce of FSSAI prepares a report after inspecting the requirements of the temple kitchen.
