Regulatory Crackdown on Rail Catering
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a formal notice to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) this week following the circulation of a viral video showing railway staff cleaning food utensils inside a train toilet. The incident, which occurred on a moving train, has sparked widespread public outcry regarding the safety and sanitary standards maintained within the nation’s massive railway catering network.
The footage, which rapidly gained traction across social media platforms, depicts a vendor utilizing the restricted space of a train lavatory to rinse food containers. The FSSAI has characterized the behavior as
