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Yeah it's a pity they had to resort to this dog whistle when there's legal ways to handle the pilgrim's concerns. The best way would be for some organisation to go around certifying restaurants (for a fee) who offer themselves up voluntarily for checking - "Saatvik certified by the Indian Pilgrims Association." There's a business opportunity there for someone - Zomato or Swiggy would be the obvious candidates.
Agreed. I posted an idea above on this but I'm sure there are better ones. Restaurant names were sort of unofficial self-certifications but looks like that isn't working so much any more.In the UK I don't believe there are any laws directly to religious food production requirements, but we do have Halal food certification which gives customers confidence to buy meat. There might be rogue halal meat purveyors but then the onus is on the customer if they want to purchase non-certified produce.
Maybe something similar should be introduced in India rather than the somewhat cack-handed approach of demanding employee names be displayed.
I'm sure this certification will also be scammed just like I'm sure plenty of these halal/Zabiha certifications are being scammed but at least we'll be back to don't ask don't tell.