Food Regulators Are Taking A Closer Look At Rusted Knives In Restaurant Kitchens

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a nationwide advisory this week directing food businesses to immediately replace rusted, chipped, corroded, painted, or otherwise damaged knives and cutting equipment used in food preparation and processing. The advisory reinforces provisions that already exist under the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011. Yet inspections have revealed that many food establishments continue to use worn-out knives, blades, and other food-contact equipment long after they should have been retired.