Yudhvir Singh Malik of Haryana succeeds D K Samantaray as CEO of FSSAI
Yudhvir Singh Malik of Haryana succeeds D K Samantaray as CEO of FSSAI

Yudhvir Singh Malik, a 1983 batch officer of the Haryana cadre has been appointed as the CEO at Food Safety Authority of India.

He has succeeded D K Samantaray as chief executive officer after the end of his tenure in August. However, Malik will join FSSAI after the holding of elections in Haryana.

Malik would be the third CEO of FSSAI, the country’s food regulator in the last two years. The challenges he faces include the completion of the licensing and registration of food business operators (FBOs) process which is undergoing since last two years.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments. FSSAI has been created for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. 

 
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