The government proposes to set up a National Food Science and Risk Assessment Centre to conduct regulatory research and risk assessment.

It will function under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha today, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury said the proposed centre will also oversea surveillance on the lines of the American Centre for Disease Control and Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The minister said that the project is awaiting approval by the National Development Council (NDC) for implementation.