Punjab is going to ban online delivery of food without hygiene rating, Health Minister Brahm Mohindra announced on Thursday.
The decision was taken under the 'Tandarust Punjab Mission'.
Mohindra has issued directions to all online food order and supply companies to display the hygiene rating of the food business operators registered with them.
Delivery men working with the food delivery apps Uber Eats and Swiggy wait to pick up an order outside a restaurant in Mumbai, India, Feb. 6, 2019. VOA
Giving three months for compliance, the Minister said after the deadline no online food order will be delivered in the state without the hygiene rating.
Commissioner Food and Drug Administration K.S. Pannu said the online food companies take orders from consumers and deliver it after procuring the hygiene rating from the Food Business Operators associated with them. (IANS)
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