Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Food Recall
FSSAI's official recall framework and statutory context for unsafe food.
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Project SHIELD India
A proposed food-fraud and supply-chain integrity programme addressing relabelling, counterfeit packaging, expiry-date manipulation, traceability gaps and weaknesses in recalls.
Public problem
Why this initiative is being developed
Product standards cannot protect consumers if the identity, batch history, packaging or expiry information of food is falsified. Prevention therefore requires traceability, intelligence-led inspection, rapid recall capability and accountability across the chain.
Evidence boundary: the sources below establish the legal, institutional or risk context. The proposed framework, phases and outcomes are Nitish Jindal's independent policy assessment and are not presented as government decisions.
Primary evidence
Authoritative sources supporting the problem definition
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Labelling and Display Regulations
Official requirements relevant to product identity, declarations and consumer information.
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Food testing resources
Official information on recognised food-testing methods and rapid testing resources.
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What the initiative proposes to organise
Risk-based traceability across vulnerable supply chains
Packaging, batch and expiry-date integrity controls
Enforcement coordination and intelligence-led inspection
Rapid recalls, consumer alerts and accountability
Institutional ownership
Authorities and delivery partners
- FSSAI for national standards, recall rules and coordination
- State food-safety departments for inspection and enforcement
- Customs and other competent agencies for import and cross-border risks
- Food businesses and logistics operators for traceability, records and recall execution
Implementation
Proposed sequence
- Map priority fraud types, commodities and supply-chain vulnerabilities
- Define minimum interoperable batch and event records
- Pilot risk scoring, authentication checks and coordinated recalls
- Scale with enforcement analytics, public alerts and annual integrity reporting
Measurable outcomes
How progress should be judged
- Faster identification of affected batches
- Reduced opportunity for relabelling and re-entry of recalled goods
- Clear recall ownership and consumer communication
- Comparable enforcement and fraud indicators across jurisdictions
Safeguards
Constraints that must govern design
- Proportionate obligations for small businesses
- Due process before public attribution
- Secure handling of enforcement intelligence
- Independent verification of technology claims before procurement
Version: Evidence page 1.0 · Last materially reviewed 2026-08-02 · No official adoption or endorsement is claimed.
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