Bhopal Railway Station awarded 4-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certificate

The Food Safety and Standard Association of India (FSSAI) has awarded Bhopal Railway Station a 4-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification. The Ministry of Railways, in a press release, stated that the railway station was given this prestigious award for providing ‘high-quality, nutritious food to passengers’.

It has been a norm that railway stations are awarded the said certificate after an FSSAI-empaneled third-party audit agency rates the railway stations in terms of hygiene practices and food storage. Reportedly, the agency rates them on a scale of 1 to 5. It is on the basis of these ratings that the railway stations are awarded certifications. As per the scale, 4-star rating means full compliance by the station to ensure safe and hygienic food.
Reportedly, the FSSAI launched a movement called ‘Eat Right India’ in 2018. It’s an effort to transform the food system of the country and ensure healthy, sustainable, and safe food for travellers.

As such, the Bhopal Junction Railway Station of West Central Railway has been certified as ‘Eat Right Station’ with a 4-star rating by FSSAI India, the Ministry added.
Apart from the Bhopal Railway Station, Chandigarh Railway station was the fifth Indian railway station that was awarded a 5-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification in September 2021, whereas the others railway stations to have received such awards in the past include Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station (Delhi), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai), Mumbai Central Railway Station (Mumbai), and Vadodara Railway Station (Vadodara).

1. What is ‘Eat Right Station’ certification?
   Reportedly, the FSSAI launched a movement called ‘Eat Right India’ in 2018. It’s an effort to transform the food system of the country and ensure healthy, sustainable, and safe food for travellers.
2. Which railway station was awarded this certificate this year?
   The Food Safety and Standard Association of India (FSSAI) has awarded Bhopal Railway Station a 4-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification.
3. When was this certification implemented?
   Reportedly, the FSSAI launched a movement called ‘Eat Right India’ in 2018.