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“The training, which includes two- to three-hour Zoom sessions spread over two days, focuses on food hygiene and Covid precautions. Take a print out of the “Acknowledgment” and “Online Application Form” and attach the Demand Draft for the fee (if payment mode is Demand Draft) and supported documents (Refer Document Checklist) required as part of the application and submit the application to your State Authority or Regional Office of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, within 15 days from the date of submission of application online.

Before I used to serve on disposable plates that cost Rs 2,” Varma tells ThePrint. Mohan Singh Varma is 42 years old. Loni Dosas and Monsoon is an awesome yummy combo.” Continue reading Thank You: The First 50 Dosas – Sharing is Caring. Also read: Live shows out, live-streaming in: What the future of performing arts could look like, Subscribe to our channels on YouTube & Telegram, Why news media is in crisis & How you can fix it. Cutting costs to trimming their losses: India’s garment industry is hanging by a thread, Open kitchens, hygiene perception & plexiglass: How restaurants might remodel post-Covid, The Pind Collective, an India-Pakistan art project that’s now focusing on responses to Covid, Live shows out, live-streaming in: What the future of performing arts could look like, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, the middle-class comedy that gave Doordarshan loyal fans for life, Quirky, elegant, stylish — designer masks are a big hit as world learns to live with Covid, ‘Lockdown Lite’ is Europe’s new strategy to fight coronavirus, Johnson & Johnson begins giant trial to test one-dose Covid vaccine, Indian NGO founder who helped migrants in lockdown on Schwab list of social innovators, Yogi Adityanath’s anti-Mughal stand has reasons. He sells biryani by day and momos by night near Delhi’s Preet Vihar Metro Station, but he now hands out his plates through partitions in the plastic sheets that ensconce his cart.

“Now these people aren’t coming. Given below are the rules a Street Food License should follow while displaying the respective board: Mentioned below are some important instructions that must be followed mandatorily: As Food Safety Display Boards are the informative boards. The name of the FBO should be spelled correctly in the application as it will appear in the License.

You are reading this because you value good, intelligent and objective journalism. Varma is one of 1,500 street food vendors across India who have completed digital training on Covid-19 food safety guidelines, facilitated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in partnership with the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI). This comes with a sizable cost. The Dosas can wait for the time being. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? But then it is always ‘Hope’ which has kept everyone going.

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And for others like Coyotzi of Evelia’s Tamales, the drive to continue is largely propped up by the regulars who are now coming back. ( Log Out /  He was always open on Thursday nights but I don’t see him around anymore.”, College student Tarini Jain has actually been out to visit her favourite vendor after the lockdown was eased. Hence Licensing or Registration of Food Business Operators (FBOs) shall be an important activity under FSSAI; this not only envisages integrating the individual licensing activities of various divisions of FSSAI under a single Licensing System, at Central or State Level, but also requires Registration of all Food Business Operators using Local Administration Bodies, when their activity does not require a License. We are building India’s most ambitious and energetic news platform. “Last week, we had regular sales, like pre-Covid,” says Sucasaca. They sell everything from fresh vegetables to prepared foods, from building materials to garments and crafts, from consumer electronics to auto repairs to haircuts.

We thank you for your time and your trust. With no end in sight to the pandemic, many vendors say they have no choice but to continue to drum up whatever little business they can to pay the bills. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Yet, Varma and many other vendors are taking pains to ensure the food they serve is safe and sanitary. I also miss going to the omelette and pav wala near Santacruz station.