{
  "id": 10278378,
  "title": "FSSAI crackdown puts food safety on hiring menu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/fssai-crackdown-puts-food-safety-on-hiring-menu",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T19:04:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/hr-policies-trends/fssai-crackdown-sparks-hiring-surge-in-food-safety-and-compliance/articleshow/134525246.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi - Food and beverage companies are ramping up hiring for food safety, audit, quality control and compliance roles in response to rigorous inspections by agencies like FSSAI, Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration and FSDA. This effort aims to fortify their quality and compliance teams, protect their reputation and comply with evolving regulations. Companies like PepsiCo, Bikanervala, DLF Hospitality, Hilton and LT Foods have recently advertised positions related to compliance audits on LinkedIn. AD Singh, managing director of Olive Group of Restaurants, emphasized the importance of complying and upholding hygiene standards, particularly for establishments with overseas investments and a solid reputation. PepsiCo's job posting for a quality capability manager highlighted the need to enhance quality, food safety, and regulatory competency within their operating teams, given their expanding footprint and new product lines. Similarly, LT Foods is seeking an officer specializing in food safety, inspection and rejection control to bolster their capabilities. The intensified regulatory environment is prompting a comprehensive overhaul of hygiene and quality practices across various sectors of packaged food and beverage industries, as well as restaurant and cafe chains.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Food safety roles in demand amid FSSAI crackdown",
    "Companies like PepsiCo, Bikanervala hiring for compliance audits",
    "Focus on enhancing quality, food safety, regulatory competency"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}