Food Safety and Quality: an Overview of Practical Implementation in Selected Hotels of Haryana Tourism

Abstract

The safety of food is of utmost significance and has gained a worldwide attention. The globalization of food supply is major trend contributing to food safety problems. Food safety and quality and consumer protection against the food fraud relate to basic human rights as advocated by FAO In recent years, total quality management (TQM), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification have assumed significant role. Govt. of India is busy in formulating tougher norms for all food products, including potable water. Hotels and restaurants are already subjected to inspection under PFA Act & rules. So, food safety has always been a concern of food service operators. Haryana is considered as one of the developed state of union of India. At the same time it has got tourist destinations with good infrastructure which is popular both with international as well as domestic tourists. Haryana boasts of its ancient monuments/temples with rich cultural& archeological heritage, modern hi-tech city, motels, resorts and luxury hotels and good road transportation network. Haryana Tourism Corporation having hotels spread all across the state. It is considered among most respected Tourism body with hotel network in the country and pioneer in the field of motels in the same lines of United States. Despite of that it has failed to implement latest international practices in Food safety and quality up till now.

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