FSSAI asks food businesses to submit expired food data to prevent resale

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This is primarily to monitor and prevent the resale of such food items for human consumption, which is sometimes done under the guise of cattle feed, the report added.

The directive, which was issued on December 16, mandates the data to be submitted through the Food Safety and Compliance System (FOSCOS), the regulator’s online compliance system.

The new rule also applies to repackers and relabellers of food items, the report read.

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What are specific details on expired food data which FSSAI wants?

The data reporting should cover three main areas including the quantity of products failing the internal quality testing or inspection, the volume of expired or returned products from the food supply chain, as well as detailed records of the product disposal itself.

The data on product disposal should have details on how it is done, which includes destruction, auction, or alternative use, along with specific information on the buyers of the expired or rejected food items as well as waste disposal agencies.

However, this comes at a time when the reporting function of the FOSCOS is still being developed.

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So while the mandate is still applicable, the food businesses have to begin collecting data so that timely submission is possible when the reporting system becomes fully operational soon, according to the report.

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