• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) unveiled its action plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the 43rd Central Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

• The discussions focused on raising farmers' awareness about the responsible use of antibiotics in livestock and aquaculture as part of the AMR National Action Plan-II.

• States and Union Territories' Food Safety Commissioners were urged to work on developing 100 'Healthy and Hygienic Food Streets'.

• Emphasis was placed on surveillance sampling, with states directed to prepare surveillance plans and hold regular meetings with state labs on anti-microbial susceptibility in food.

•  The following efforts were highlighted-

              1. Clean marketplace

              2. App-based awareness models

              3. Fortified rice kernels (FRK) 

              4. Training food handlers in canteens of educational institutions 

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