Hygiene Rating by FSSAI

FSSAI Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is an online, transparent scoring and rating process which aims to allow consumers to make informed choices about the places where they eat out & through these choices, encourage businesses to improve their hygiene standards & thus reduce the incidence of food-borne illness.

This Rating Scheme is for Restaurants, Hotels, Catering, Sweet Shop, Bakery & Meat Shops.

 

Hygiene Rating by FSSAI

FSSAI Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is an online, transparent scoring and rating process which aims to allow consumers to make informed choices about the places where they eat out & through these choices, encourage businesses to improve their hygiene standards & thus reduce the incidence of food-borne illness.

This Rating Scheme is for Restaurants, Hotels, Catering, Sweet Shop, Bakery & Meat Shops.

 

Informed Consumers

The availability of hygiene audit will improve consumer’s food eating habits.

Improved Restaurant Standards

The current scheme will encourage restaurants to enhance their food hygiene standards

Safety from Food Adulteration

Consumption of unadulterated food will aid in increasing a restaurant’s food safety star ratings

Growth in Restaurant Revenue

Creating awareness and maintaining higher food safety ratings will increase investor’s confidence and boost the sector

Trained Food Handlers

FSSAI requires eateries to have their staff trained in safe food serving which will ensure responsible food handlers

Emphasis on Personal Hygiene

Upholding personal hygiene will appeal to a consumer’s sense of maintaining a healthy lifestyle

CHECKLIST ON AUDIT RATINGS

Checklist and Scoring Process

FBOs will be scored based on self-assessment questionnaire for compliance with food hygiene and safety procedures

Very Good

Score : 81 – 100

Good

Score : 61 – 80

Fair

Score : 41 – 60

Need Improvement

Score : 21 – 40

Poor

Score : 0 – 20

ABOUT FSSAI

FSSAI

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is an autonomous body responsible for protecting and promoting public health through regulation and supervision of food safety.

The recent guidelines laid down by FSSAI on hygiene audit is being mandated for restaurants Pan-India. Their aim is to facilitate food safety in restaurants with the help of hygiene ratings. FBO’s are expected to conduct audits from certified agencies.