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- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has issued a compliance order requiring all schools in the state — government, aided, and private, across boards and levels — to provide safe and balanced food in line with FSSAI regulations and National Institute of Nutrition dietary guidelines.
- The order bans the sale and display of HFSS items like chips, fried snacks, and sugary beverages on school premises and asks schools to report unauthorized sales within a 50-metre radius.
- Schools must obtain FSSAI licences, maintain hygiene standards, appoint a health and wellness nodal officer, develop a School Nutrition Policy, and hold awareness sessions, while food safety officers will inspect schools at least twice a year.
- The order cites concerns that HFSS consumption is linked to childhood obesity, anaemia, reduced concentration, and later lifestyle diseases, and aims to make every school a safe food school.
What to watch next
- Whether schools and education boards make adherence to the School Food Regulations compulsory for affiliation and renewal as directed
- Submission of the School Education Department's annual compliance report due by March 31
- Enforcement action by food safety officers against HFSS sales and unlicensed vendors within the 50-metre radius of schools
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