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    FSSAI Registration

    Introduction

    FSSAI stands for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India which is the authority responsible for setting globally a benchmark for food standards and ensuring that all the food businessesfollow these standards and adopt good manufacturing and hygienic practices.

    The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FFSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards, 2006. There are some mandatory functions to be performed by FSSAI under FSS Act, 2006 as mentioned below:

    1. Framing of Regulations to lay down the Standards and guidelines in relation to articles of food and specifying appropriate system of enforcing various standards thus notified.
    2. Laying down mechanisms and guidelines for accreditation of certification bodies engaged in certification of food safety management system for food businesses.
    3. Laying down procedure and guidelines for accreditation of laboratories and notification of the accredited laboratories.
    4. To provide scientific advice and technical support to Central Government and State Governments in the matters of framing the policy and rules in areas which have a direct or indirect bearing of food safety and nutrition.
    5. Collect and collate data regarding food consumption, incidence and prevalence of biological risk, contaminants in food, residues of various, contaminants in foods products, identification of emerging risks and introduction of rapid alert system.
    6. Creating an information network across the country so that the public, consumers, Panchayats etc receive rapid, reliable and objective information about food safety and issues of concern.
    7. Provide training programmes for persons who are involved or intend to get involved in food businesses.
    8. Contribute to the development of international technical standards for food, sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards.
    9. Promote general awareness about food safety and food standards.

    Documents Required

    A1. List of Documents for non-Manufacturing/ Processing Kind of Businesses
    Sr. No. 1 to 5- applicable for all kinds of Businesses

    1. List of Directors/ Partners/Proprietor/ Executive Members of Society/Trust with full address and contact details with nomination of authorized signatory
    2. Photo ID and address issued by Government authority of Proprietor/ Partner/ Director(s)/Authorized Signatory
    3. Proof of possession of premises (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity Bill etc.)
    4. Partnership Deed/ Self Declaration for Proprietorship /Memorandum & Article of Association towards the constitution of the firm/ Copy of certificate obtained under Coop Act-1861/Multi State Coop Act-2002 in case of Cooperatives.
    5. Form:IX Nomination of Person as per Clause 2.5 of FSS Rules, 2008 (Not applicable in case of Propritor)

    A2. List of additional specific documents related to type of food business activity

    CategoryDocuments
    Food Services such as Hotels/ restaurants. Food Vending Establishment, Club/Canteen or any other prepared food establishment.1.       Analysis Report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of water to be used as ingredient in food from a recognized/ public health laboratory to confirm the potability indicating the name of authorized representative of Lab who collected the sample and data of collecting sample (Not applicable if water is not being used as ingredient)
    Importer1.       Import Export Code (IEC) document issued by DGFT

    2.       Recall Plan

    Merchant Exporter1.       Import Export Code (IEC) document

    2.       Declaration that products meant for export only shall not be exposed for sale and consumption in domestic market. Further, the products (meant for export only) meet the standards of importing country.

    Head Office/ Registered office/ eCommerce1.       Recall Plan
    Transporters1.       List of Vehicle Registration Number

    B1: List of Documents for Manufacturers/ Processors
    Sr.No.1 to 10 – applicable for all Manufacturing/ Processing KoBs

    1. List of Directors/ Partners/ Proprietor/ Executive Members of Society/ Trust with full address and contact details with nomination of authorized signatory
    2. Photo I.D and address proof issued by Government authority of Proprietor/ Partner/ Director(s)/ Authorized Signatory
    3. Proof of possession of premises (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity bill etc)
    4. Partnership Deed/ Self Declaration for Proprietorship/ Memorandum & Article of Association towards the constitution of the firm/ Copy of certificate obtained under Coop Act- 1861/Multi State Coop Act-2002 in case of Cooperatives.
    5. Form IX: Nomination of Person as per Clause 2.5 of FSS Rules, 2008 (Not applicable in case of Proprietor)
    6. Blueprint/ layout plan of the processing unit showing the dimensions in metres/ square metres and operation-wise area allocation
    7. Production unit photographs
    8. Name and List of Equipments and Machinery along with the number, installed capacity and horse power used
    9. Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of water to be used as ingredient in food from a recognized/ public health laboratory to confirm the potability indicating the name of authorized representative of Lab who collected the sample and date of collecting name. (Not applicable if water is not being used as ingredient)
    10. Recall Plan

    B2: List of additional specific documents related to type of manufacturing/ Processing Activity

    CategoryDocuments required
    Dairy ProcessingSource of raw material
    Meat Processing1.       Source of raw material

    2.       NOC from Municipal Corporation/ Local body

    Slaughter HouseNOC from Municipal Corporation/ local body
    Relabellers and repackersNOC from Manufacturers
    #Repackers shall upload NOC from Manufacturers as a separate document in other Document Section
    #Relabellers shall upload NOC from Manufacturers against Sr. no. 6, 7, 8, 9 of list B1
    NutraceuticalsProduct Specification (ingredients as per applicable Schedule) of each product mentioning the purity criteria
    Proprietory FoodsComposition of the each product as per the prescribed format
    Novel FoodsProduct Approval from FSSAI Hq for each product
    Packaged Drinking WaterPesticide residues report of water to be used as ingredient in case of units manufacturing Packaged drinking water, packaged Mineral water and/or carbonated water from a recognized/ public health laboratory indicating the name of authorized representative of Lab who collected the sample and date of collecting the sample and date of collecting sample, including source of raw water and treatment plan. 

    B3: Additional Documents for Manufacturer-Exporters (in addition to above)

    1. Import Export Code (IEC) document issued by DGFT
    2. Declaration that products meant for export only shall not be exposed for sale and consumption in domestic market. Further, the products (meant for export only) meet the standards of importing country.
    3. Ministry of Commerce Certificate for 100% EOU (if availing the Scheme)

    C: Other Document list irrespective of Kind of business

    1. In case of extraction of ground water, NOC from CGWA as per FSSAI order dated 2nd Jan 2018 and 11th January 2021.
    2. Any document which is required by the licensing authority to ensure safety of food.
    3. Any document specified by FSSAI or Commissioner of Food Safety through a public order for any particular kind of Business Activity in general.

    D: Documents required for Renewal of License (for all KoBs)

    1. FSMS Certificate or plan
    2. Updation of details of Nominee (Form-IX) – if nominee is changed

    E: Documents required for Modification of License (for all KoBs)

    1. Supporting Document for the purpose of modification on the letterhead.
    2. Any document which is required by the licensing authority to ensure safety of food.

    Benefits

    1. Additional legal benefits can be availed if you have already obtained FSSAI Registration Certificate.
    2. It also helps to build the goodwill of the company as it gets official license from the food safety and security department.
    3. Obtaining of FSSAI Registration ensure all the safety measure are taken into consideration by the eating house businesses.
    4. Allows the business to scale up by gaining heavy profits as well as customers.
    5. Confidence of the public increases by quality food served by the eating house having FSSAI registration done.

    Who Requires?

    For those thinking to start with food business, who are known as food business operator(FBO) in legal term requires FFSAI License  may it be a small business hawkers, petty retailers or any restaurant owner.

    Here is the list mentioned below who requires food license mandatorily. They are:

      • Wholesaler
      • Hotels, Restaurants
      • Dairy and dairy processing
      • Food importers and exporters
      • Processors like pickle and dry fruit maker
      • Food chains, Food sellers and resellers
      • Raw material suppliers to food businesses
      • Retailers & establishments who have a retail outlet
      • Simple transporters who transport items from one place to another
      • Procurement, manufacturer, Distribution, Processing, Packaging, and Storage.

    In simple words, all the individuals running a food business may it be of selling or manufacturing or storing requires FSSAI Registration. It is a compulsory compliance which if not complied with may lead to high compliances.

    Applicable Fee Structure

    1. The FSSAI Registration fees charged by Food Business Operator (FBO) is Rs. 100 per annum
    2. The FSSAI state license charged by food businesses is Rs. 2000 to Rs. 5000 per annum. *The fees vary from state to state.
    3. The FSSAI Central license charges is Rs. 7500 per annum.

    Penalty

    • As per Section 50 of the Food Safety & Standards, fine of Rs. 2 Lakh or penalty of Rs. 25,000/- is charged by the seller in the case, where the nature and quality of food is not up to the quality prescribed by the Act.
    • As per Section 51 of the Food Safety & Standards, fine of Rs. 5 Lakh is charged by manufacturer, seller, storage, distributor, importer, when any of them are caught selling of sub-standard food products to the public.
    • As per Section 53 of the Food Safety & Standards, Rs. 10 Lakh is charged for publishing misleading advertisement where false description, nature or quality or substance is mentioned. The publisher or person involved in publishing the advertisement shall be liable.
    • As per Section 54 of the Food Safety & Standards, Rs. 1 Lakh is charged by manufacturer, seller, storage, distributor, importer where food products are found to contain extraneous matters.
    • As per Section 55 of the Food Safety & Standard, Rs. 2 Lakh is charged by food business operator or importer who fails to comply with FSO directions.
    • As per Section 56 of the Food Safety & Standard, Rs. 1 Lakh is charged by manufacturer or processor where unhygienic or unsanitary practices are followed.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    FSSAI license helps to maintain the quality of food and ensure good quality of food being supplied to the public at large. Therefore, keeping the health of people in mind, this FSSAI License is to be obtained by all food business operators.

    The full form of FSSAI is the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. The FSSAI license is required before starting any food business operation.

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