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FSSAI to streamline responsibility under

food safety emergency framework

n order to streamline the response towards a food part of Rapid Response Team (RRT) during food safety
Isafety emergency in the country, the apex food incidents. DOs will also have to take immediate actions
regulator – FSSAI, has specified the responsibilities and submit an interim report within 48 hours to the FSC
of the state food and health authorities under the and FSSAI. The FSOs will act as members of RRT, and
food safety emergency framework. The Food Safety his primary roles include inspection and investigation
Commissioners (FSC) will be responsible for overall of the facilities associated with suspected or confirmed
governance of the food safety incidents in the state and food-borne illness. Further, FSOs have to trace forward
will have to ensure proper surveillance of food products and back products with suspected ingredients, take
and provide surveillance report to National Emergency field actions to mitigate incidents under consultation
Contact Point (NECP). Further, the FSCs will also have with DOs and FSCs and coordinate with local health
to ensure appropriate and proper investigations during authorities and other agencies. Under the food safety
food safety emergencies and take appropriate action and emergency framework, the responsibilities of state and
measures to mitigate it and facilitate coordination with local health authorities were also specified. According
other relevant agencies and organisations or authorities to the framework, their role will include collection
during emergencies. The FSCs will also have to carry of food consumption history of patients with food-
out a post incident review and present it in the Central borne disease and epidemiological data of food-borne
Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting. The Designated diseases, dissemination of information and data like
Officers (DOs) will act as nodal officer in case of a food clinical reports or suspected pathogens and suspected
safety emergency including food-borne illness outbreak implicated foods and so on to the FSOs related to the
and coordinate with the local health authorities. DOs food-borne illness outbreak and coordinate with state
will also nominate Food Safety Officers (FSOs) to be the food authority and NECP, FSSAI during emergency.

Mondelēz Partners with Lady Gaga to Release

ondelēz International has senior director, Oreo, said: “Over the
Mpartnered with Lady Gaga to last few years, music has become
develop a new limited-edition range a key element of our purpose to
of Oreo cookies, which are inspired spread more joy and playfulness
by the artist’s album ‘Chromatica’. in the world through partnerships
Taking design cues from the album, and entertainment properties alike.
the Chromatica-themed Oreo We’re absolutely thrilled over our
cookies are pink-coloured Golden newest collaboration with one of
Oreo cookies with green coloured the biggest pop culture icons of a
creme, with three Chromatica- generation. “Together with Lady
inspired designs embossed onto the Gaga, we cannot wait to unleash her
wafer. The cookies will be available world of Chromatica on our Oreo
in the US from 2021 for a limited cookie and encourage fans to spread
time, in both full-size and six-cookie musical messages of kindness to
packs. This release forms part of create a brighter and more connected
a new partnership between Lady country.” Lady Gaga, added: “This
Gaga and the Oreo brand, which will Way Foundation – co-founded and collab is inspired by the world of
reportedly lead to further product led by Lady Gaga and her mother, Chromatica, where kindness rules
offerings and musical programming Cynthia Germanotta – a non-profit all things. “I love these pink cookies
in the US, Canada and Europe in the organisation that aims to support with green creme, and hope they
near future. Oreo will also become the mental health and wellbeing brighten your day as much as they
a sponsor of Lady Gaga’s Born This of young people. Justin Parnell, US do mine!”

Food Marketing & Technology 7 December 2020