Question

The advantages of third party private auditing includes:
1. Increase the frequency of regulatory inspections conducted by the licensing authorities
2. Weakens the food safety surveillance system
3. Reduce the regulatory Food Safety Inspections conducted by Central or State Licensing Authorities.
4. Increases the burden on the licensing authorities

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Reduce the regulatory Food Safety Inspections conducted by Central or State Licensing Authorities.

The third party private auditing will reduce the regulatory Food Safety Inspections conducted by Central or State Licensing Authorities.

• To strengthen the food safety surveillance system, FSSAI has envisaged audits of Food Business Operators through Private Auditing Agencies.
• Food Safety Audits will reduce the regulatory Food Safety Inspections conducted by Central or State Licensing Authorities.
• Satisfactory Audits will lead to less frequent regulatory inspections by Central or State Licensing authorities except the regulatory sampling.
• Third-party private auditing agencies includes Onecert International Private Limited, BSI Group India Private Limited, Intertek India Pvt Limited and so on.