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FSSAI warns against misuse of logos and misrepresentations by persons
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Friday, 22 April, 2022, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory and warned against misuse of FSSAI logo and Food Safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) logo in any form and misrepresentations as a FSSAI employee by persons hired by FoSTaC Training Partner for mobilisation.
“Trainers, Assessors, Training Partners, their employees and any other person/entity are hereby warned to not to use FSSAI and FoSTaC logos in any form without permission, failing which they will be blacklisted/banned by FSSAI without any show cause notice. Legal action may also be taken for unauthorised use of FSSAI and FoSTaC logos depending on the nature and gravity of act against the subject or person or entity,” reads the advisory issued by FSSAI.
According to the FSSAI, a number of complaints have been received from various Restaurant, Trade Associations, Small Shopkeepers etc., that persons with ID card having FSSAI logo and/or FoSTaC logo on it have been visiting their premises; asking them to show food registration/licence certificate; forcing them to undergo training under FoSTaC to get Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) certificate; and, threatening them with charging heavy penalty for disobey.
“It has also come to the notice that pamphlets having FSSAI and FoSTaC logos are being distributed and cash receipts having FSSAI and FoSTaC logos are also being issued by a few training partners. Some of the training partners have been charging membership fees along with FoSTaC course fee which is not allowed,” read FSSAI’s statement.
The advisory says that FSSAI has not authorised any FoSTaC training partner, trainer or assessor to use FSSAI or FoSTaC logo on ID cards, pamphlet, brochure, cash receipts, email signature, visiting cards, profile pictures on social media, etc. “As such unauthorised use of FSSAI and FoSTaC logos in any manner is unlawful and subject to legal action,” the advisory added.
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