Coimbatore: The food safety department is working on to obtain the Blissful Hygiene Offering to God (Bhog) certificate for the remaining six temples in the district.
Introduced by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the certification aims at improving cleanliness, hygiene and ambience of temple kitchens that prepare prasadam and annadhanam for thousands of devotees daily.
At least 29 temples in the district have received the Bhog certification so far, thanks to the concentrated efforts by the food safety officials and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department officials.
As part of the certification process, a pre-audit would be carried out by a third party to find out the issues in kitchens and suggest corrective measures. Then there would be another audit to check if suggested measures were taken. If found satisfactory, the certificate would be issued. “Apart from the infrastructure, parameters such as cleanliness and best practices in preparing food are looked into while issuing the certificate,” an official said.
He said they were confident of getting the Bhog certificate for the remaining six temples within a few weeks. tnn
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