Dimapur, Nov. 12 (EMN): A workshop to discuss the food licensing and registration system (FLRS), which is an online system for license and registration certificate, and the Foscoris, which is an online platform to bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling, was conducted on November 7 in the conference hall of the directorate of Health & Family Welfare.
The government publicity agency the department of Information and Public Relations (IPR) gave updates to the media informing about the programme.
Partha Das Mohapatra, deputy director of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Northeast region at Guwahati, addressed the event. Addressing designated officers for food safety at the event, the official expressed enthusiasm at the initiative from state officials to take a big step in introducing the online registration and licensing system in Nagaland.
With the induction of the online system in Nagaland, the whole country will be digitalised with one live portal and there will be a common platform across the country, Mohapatra said. He expressed appreciation to the organisers for conducting the workshop. Likewise, he acknowledged the effort and ‘passion’ shown by the state officials, the update stated.
Dr. Akuo Sorhie, joint director and state programme officer for Food Safety unit addressed the event too. He mentioned that the event was ‘a historic moment for Nagaland state to introduce the much awaited online registration system with which our state will also join the rest of the country into one portal.’
After the workshop, the government servant said, Nagaland will also start with the online registration and licensing process in phases starting from the districts of Kohima, Mokokchung and Dimapur. Till date, the official stated, Nagaland is the only state which has not undertaken this process.
Sendongkaba Jamir, assistant food safety commissioner of the department also spoke at the event. The official expressed optimism for the ‘fruitful workshop.’
According to the updates, the designated officers for Food Safety will be trained in the use of the online food licensing and registration system and Food Safety Compliance matters through regular inspection and sampling.
The training will be conducted by Partha Das Mohapatra, and Kaushik Kalita, IT manager at the FSSAI, north-eastern region at Guwahati in Assam. This will be further implemented in the districts, the updates stated.
The FLRS or Food Licensing and Registration system is an online system launched by the FSSAI to facilitate FBOs in India to apply for license or registration certificates. The system can track their applications during the course of processing. 35 states and union territories have been issuing licenses or registration certificates online, additional resources about the system state.
Further, the FSSAI has launched the Foscoris. It is stated to be nationwide online platform to bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling. The food regulator asked states to adopt the system as it would help eliminate discrepancy and make food safety officers accountable.
The ‘one hundred tenth report on functioning of food safety and standards authority of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, defined the Foscoris to be ‘Food Safety Compliance through Regular Inspection and Sampling.’
According to additional resources, the Foscoris will help verify compliance of food safety and hygiene standards by food businesses in accordance with government norms. It will bring together all key stakeholders such as food businesses, food safety officers, and state food safety commissioners on a nationwide IT platform.
The platform is envisaged to help seamlessly share data related to inspection, sampling and test results by the establishments. The system will help to ease process of sample collection, make it transparent and traceable and control the quality of compliances, it was informed.
