FSS Act, October 06th 2017
Food Safety Training and Certification (FOSTAC) is an initiative by FSSAI whereby food safety trainings are conducted for target groups in the food business to maximise knowledge and awareness of food safety regulations and policies to ensure food safety and hygiene.
ABOUT THE COURSE:
FOSTAC offers nine different types of courses meant for different types of food business on different competency level.
Mode of Delivery
The training programs for the Food Safety Supervisors at all 3 levels (viz. Basic, Advanced and Special) would be conducted through the classroom sessions.
The content for FOSTAC has been created by our experts to address the specific needs of each of these identified groups. In addition to the online SNF resources, the training modules are:
| COURSE TYPE | COURSE DURATION | INDUSTRY FOCUS |
|---|---|---|
| Basic (Level - 1) | 4 to 6 hours | Street Food Vending; Catering; Manufacturing; Storage & Transport; Retail & Distribution. |
| Advance (Level -2) | 8 hours | Catering; Manufacturing; Storage & Transport; Retail & Distribution . |
| Special (Level - 3) | 4 to 8 hours | Milk & Milk Products; Meat & Poultry; Fish & Seafood; Packaged Water; Bakery; Oil. |
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | DURATION | TARGET FBO | OTHER TARGET GROUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor - Street Food vending | 4 hours/ Open to all. 1-2 Days | Permanent or temporary stall holders. Examples: Street Food Vendors, tea stalls, petty retailers of snack/ tea at bus stand, railway platform. | Open to all |
| 1.2 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor- Catering | 6 hours/ 1-2 Days | Registered food businesses in cateringsector. Examples : Tiffin Services, food truck, small canteens, sweet shops, home based catering, dhaba, boarding houses serving food, places of worship, etc. | Any individual intending to enter the catering industry, students & professionals. |
| 1.3 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor- Manufacturing | 6 hours/ 1-2 Days | Registered food businesses in manufacturing/ processing sector. Examples: Small Bakery, dairy units, vegetable oil processing units, slaughtering units, meat processing units, other food processing units including relabellers & repackers. | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
| 1.4 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor - Storage & Transport | 6 hours/ 1-2 Days | Registered food businesses in storage and transport sector. Example: direct sellers, small godowns, specialized transport vehicles like insulated vans | Any individual intending to enter the storage and transport sector at small scale, students & professionals. |
| 2.1 | Level 2 (Advanced) Food Safety Supervisor - Catering | 8 hours/ 1-2 Days | Licensed food businesses in catering sector. Examples: Restaurants, hotels, QSRs, places of worship, canteens, caterers, flight catering, rail catering. | Any individual intending to enter the catering industry, students & professionals. |
| 2.2 | Level 2 (Advanced) Food S a f e t y S u p e r v i s o r - Manufacturing | 8 hours/ 1-2 Days | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing sector. Examples: Bakery, dairy units*, vegetable oil processing units, slaughtering units, meat processing units, other food processing units including relabellers & repackers. | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
| 2.3 | Level 2 (Advanced) Food Safety Supervisor- Storage & Transport | 8 hours/ 1-2 Days | Licensed food businesses in storage and transport. Examples : Warehouse, cold/ refrigerated stores, specialized transport vehicles like insulated vans. | Any individual intending to enter the storage and transport sector at large scale, students& professionals. |
| 3.1 | Level 3 (Special) Milk and milk products | 8 hours/ 1-2 Days | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing in a dairy unit. | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
| 3.2 | Level 3 (Special) Fish and Fishery products Meat and meat products | 8 hours/ 1-2 Days | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing in Fish and Fishery products, Meat and meat products | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
| 3.3 | Level 3 (Special) Food Safety Supervisor for Manufacturing - Fish & Seafood | 4 hours/ 1 Day | Licensed food businesses into manufacturing/ processing of fish and other seafood. | Any individual intending to enter the fish and other seafood industry, students & professionals. |
| 3.4 | Level 3 (Special) Package drinking water | 8 hours/ 1-2 Days | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing in packaged drinking water. | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
| 3.5 | Level 3 (Special) Food Safety Supervisor for Manufacturing- Bakery | 4 hours/1 Day | Licensed food businesses into manufacturing of bakery products. | Any individual intending to enter the bakery industry, students & professionals. |
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