This achievement by the jail, coincides with the occasion of completing 75 years of the country’s Independence.
The criteria by which FSSAI judged the jail include hygiene, procurement of quality food products from FSSAI-certified outlets, as well as cleanliness of members of the staff.
The jail has shifted from conventional methods of cooking to using machines for preparing rotis, kneading dough and chopping vegetables.
Ashwin Bhadri, CEO, Equinox Labs, said, “It is a highly appreciable achievement by the Farrukhabad Jail. Access to clean and hygienic food is the basic human right, and jail inmates should not be devoid of it. The Farrukhabad Jail’s modernistic approach to food preparation by deploying technology is commendable. Providing safe and hygienic foods should be the common goal of institutions in all the sectors. It is high time we consider food safety and hygiene a major and important aspect of our lives.”
The certificate awarded to the jail by FSSAI, which is valid until August 2024, reads, “District Jail Fatehgarh, Farrukhabad is certified as Eat Right Campus as per guidelines established by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
