Mission Overview

To provide safe and nutritious food for all, a series of stakeholder dialogues initiated by CSIR-IITR led to the identification of gaps where technological interventions are required. Several major industries and regulatory agencies including FSSAI, BIS and Export Council of India were consulted during the formulation of the CSIR mission mode programme to meet the unmet needs of the farmers, industries, consumers and regulatory agencies. CSIR will be delivering technological solutions for food safety from "seed to stomach" through this "Food and Consumer Safety Solutions (FOCUS)" mission mode programme.
CSIR has significantly contributed towards food science and technology, for more than five decades, which has helped regulatory agencies such as BIS and FSSAI to formulate standards and policy documents. Several industries are using CSIR technologies for providing safe and nutritious food products. CSIR has launched this mission to provide portable and affordable technological interventions for safe food. It has an ambitious plan to transform the food industry as well as empower the entire value chain from farmers to consumers leading to a healthy and strong India.

Theme 1 : Technologies for food safety and security
Theme 2 : Alternate analytical approaches and techniques
Theme 3 : Innovative and affordable sensors/devices
Theme 4 : Smart food packaging solutions
Theme 5 : Digital interventions for food safety