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Under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 establishes authority known as FSSAI (stands for Food Safety and Standard Authority of India); this act consolidates various acts & orders that have to handle food related issues in various Ministries and Departments.
The main motive of this act is to establish a single reference point for all matters relating to food safety and standards, after moving from multi-level, multi-departmental control to a single line of command. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the State Food Safety Authorities shall enforce various provisions of the Act.
It is a regulatory authority offering all food business operators (FBOs) in India with a food licence. All the FBOs must follow all of FSSAI's food quality control rules and regulations.
An FBO requires an FSSAI License or Registration all depends on the parts such as production size, nature management of food business activities and annual turnover of business. The FBO will get 14 digit number in the FSSAI registration process that needs to be printed on food packages.
FSSAI Registration ensures food product security, and is essentially a food safety certificate distributed in India by the food authority. All manufacturers, traders, restaurants, grocery stores, importers, exporters, etc. are eligible to issue an FSSAI License. FSSAI Licensing ensures that products are subject to strict quality controls, thereby reducing cases of adulteration, substandard product.
➲ Basic registration
Basis registration is simple registration under the FSSAI department which shows that food products as per the parameter of the FSSAI act and the food business operator has registered his business under the regional FSSAI department. This registration is necessary for the newly started food business whose turnover is below 12 lakh.
➲ State License
This is a food license that is issued by the state authority of the food department to food business who’s annual turnover is exceeded 12 lakh but is below 20 crores. This license is valid for a maximum 5 years or a minimum 1 year. State authority issues this license after conducting the inspection of the food unit, if the unit fulfils all the led criteria of the act then the department issue the license in the name of the food unit.
➲ Central license
This is a license issued by the central department to the food establishments which runs there business and there annual turnover is 20 crore or more. Central department of FSSAI is located in five-zone, (northern zone-New Delhi, Eastern Zone-Kolkata, north Eastern –Guwahati, Western Zone-Mumbai, Southern Zone-Chennai & Kerela).
There is some kind of business where the central license is compulsory;
a. When the food business is engaged in importing/exporting of food products
b. Food distributor located at premises of government
c. Retailer/wholesaler located at premises at a central government agency
d. Storage (warehouse) located at the central government agency
e. Food catering/canteen services in central government agencies having turnover above 12 lakh
f. Food distributor located at premises at airport/seaport
g. Retailer/wholesaler located at premises at airport/seaport
h. Storage(warehouse) located at premises at airport/seaport
i. Food catering services located at premises at airport/seaport
j. Mid-day meal canteen service having turnover more than 12 lakh
k. Mid-day meal caterer having turnover more than 12 lakh
l. Food business engaged in E-commerce
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Basic registration |
State License |
Central License |
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When Business Turnover is up to INR 12 lakh |
When Business turnover is between INR 12 Lakh to INR 20 Crore |
When business turnover is more than INR 20 crore |
In general, all food operating businesses required to get certified under FSSAI. FSSAI has categorized all food units into various kinds of business as per which every food operator needs to get register itself. All the food business operators should apply for the license as per there turnover or as per there business activity.
Various kind of business as per the FSSAI:
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Manufacturer |
➲ Dairy Units including milk chilling units equipped to handle or process ➲ Vegetable oil processing units and units producing vegetable oil by the process of solvent extraction and refineries including oil expeller unit ➲ Slaughtering units ➲ Meat processing unit ➲ All food processing units including relabeller & repackers ➲ Food manufacturing units engaged in manufacturing of proprietary food |
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Other Business |
➲ Storage(warehouse) ➲ Wholesaler ➲ Retailer ➲ Distributor ➲ Food Vending Agencies ➲ Supplier ➲ Caterer ➲ Dhaba, Boarding House having food service, Banquet halls with food service, home based canteen, dabba wallas, parmenet/temporary stall holder, food stalls/ Arrangements in religious gathering/fairs etc, fish /meat/poultry shop/seller or any other food vending establishment ➲ club/canteen ➲ Hotels ➲ Restaurant ➲ Transporter ➲ Marketer ➲Hawker (itinerant/mobile food vendor) ➲ petty retailer of snacks/ tea shops |
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Premises at central government agencies |
➲ Food catering/canteen services in central government agencies ➲ storage house ➲ Wholesaler ➲ Retailer ➲ Distributor |
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Premises at airport/seaport |
➲ Food catering services ➲ Storage ➲ Wholesaler ➲ Retailer ➲ Distributor |
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Mid-day Meal |
➲ caterer ➲ canteen |
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Export |
➲ 100% Export oriented units ➲ Exporter |
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Railways |
➲ Caterer ➲ Restaurant ➲ Club/ canteen ➲ Dhaba, Boarding House having food service, Banquet halls with food service, home based canteen, dabba wallas, parmenet/temporary stall holder, food stalls/ Arrangements in religious gathering/fairs etc, fish /meat/poultry shop/seller or any other food vending establishment ➲ Hawker ➲ petty retailer ➲ Storage |
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E-commerce |
➲ E-commerce covered under the central license system |
STEP 1: Choose the type of required license
Firstly step is to choose the type of license or registration is required as per your business. If your food business is newly established then it will require FSSAI registration, but if your food business is old then the license will be required depending on your business turnover.
STEP 2: Choose your Kind of Business
The next step is to decide the kind of business for which you will apply for registration/license. FSSAI has fixed various kind of business for food business will apply for license or registration
STEP 3: Create a login on FSSAI site
Next after making the decision on the kind of business and type of license applicant need to create a user id on the FSSAI site and generate the user id and password.
STEP 4: Fill the form
Next after creating a login, you required to fill the form (Form-A for registration & Form-B for license), fill all required fields, and choose the food code for which you are applying. FSSAI has categorized the food and has specified Food code for various food products.
STEP 5: Attach the required attachment
After filing up the form applicant needs to attach the required documents like applicant I’d and address proof, business address proof, FSMS declaration, Simple declaration, and many others as per the type of license.
STEP 6: Make payment for license or registration
After filling up the form and attaching the applicant of the documents will move on the payment page where he has to make the payment for application which will be as per the fees per year.
Government fees
➲ For BASIC REGISTRATION – 100 per year
➲ For State license-
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Manufacturer/Miler |
Fees/year |
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Production is above 1MT per day day Milk production 10,001 to 50,000 LPD or 501 to 2500 MT of milk solids per annum |
5000 |
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Production below 1MT Milk production 501 to 10000LPD or 2.5 to 500 MT milk solid per annum |
3000 |
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Hotels up to 4 star |
5000 |
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Other food services having turnover more than 12 lakh but less than 20 crore |
2000 |
➲ For CENTRAL LICENCE - 7500 per year
FSSAI Basic Registration requires minimalist documentation mentioned below:
Documents required in case of a manufacturing business;
Additional documents which MAY be required for other kinds of business:
Documents required for Central License in case of manufacturing or other kinds of business:
Additional documents which may be required as per kind of business:
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Particular |
Basic |
State |
Central |
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Turnover |
Below 12 Lakhs |
More than 12 lakh but less than 20 crore |
More than 20 crore |
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On the basis of kind of business |
For milk chilling house equipped to handle or process FOB capacity of Up to 500 liters per day or up- to 2.5 MT per annum
For Slaughtering house -Large animals up-to 2 numbers
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For Processing Unit More than 100kg/day to 2 MT/days
For Wholeseller Turnover upto maximum 30 crore
For milk chilling house equipped to handle or process 501 liters per day to 50,000 liters per day milk or more than 2.5 MT of milk solids per annum
For Slaughtering house -Large animals more than 2 and upto 50 max
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For Processing unit Production more than 2MT/day
For milk chilling house equipped to handle or process More than 50,000 Ltr/day or more than 2500 MT of milk solids per day
For Slaughtering house -Large animals more than 50/day -small animals more than 150/day - Poultry bird more than 1000/day
For Wholeseailing Turnover more than 30 Crore
For Importing/Exporting Unit
For E-commerce
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Issuing Authority |
FSSAI department |
FSSAI State department |
FSSAI Central Department |
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Audit/ inspection |
NO Audit |
Mandatorily |
Mandatorily |
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Annual Return |
NO returns need to be filed |
Yes Annual return need to be filed through form D1 and through D2 for half yearly return for manufacturer of milk and milk product |
Yes Annual return need to be filed through form D1 through D2 for half yearly return for manufacturer of milk and milk product |
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Government fees |
INR 100/ year |
INR 2000/ Year* |
INR 7500/ Year |
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Form Type |
Form-A is filed for Registration |
Form-B filed for license |
Form-B filed for license |
Q. What is FSSAI?
A. Under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 establishes authority known as FSSAI (stands for Food Safety and Standard Authority of India); this act consolidates various acts & orders that have to handle food related issues in various Ministries and Departments. FSSAI Registration ensures food product security, and is essentially a food safety certificate distributed in India by the food authority. All manufacturers, traders, restaurants, grocery stores, importers, exporters, etc. are eligible to issue an FSSAI License. FSSAI Licensing ensures that products are subject to strict quality controls, thereby reducing cases of adulteration, substandard product.
Q. Different types of FSSAI license?
A. ➲ Basic registration
Basis registration is simple registration under the FSSAI department which shows that food products as per the parameter of the FSSAI act and the food business operator has registered his business under the regional FSSAI department. This registration is necessary for the newly started food business whose turnover is below 12 lakh.
➲ State License
This is a food license that is issued by the state authority of the food department to food business who’s annual turnover is exceeded 12 lakh but is below 20 crores. This license is valid for a maximum 5 years or a minimum 1 year. State authority issues this license after conducting the inspection of the food unit, if the unit fulfils all the led criteria of the act then the department issue the license in the name of the food unit.
➲ Central license
This is a license issued by the central department to the food establishments which runs there business and there annual turnover is 20 crore or more. Central department of FSSAI is located in five-zone, (northern zone-New Delhi, Eastern Zone-Kolkata, north Eastern –Guwahati, Western Zone-Mumbai, Southern Zone-Chennai & Kerela).
Q. Threshold for various types of License/Registration?
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Basic registration |
State License |
Central License |
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A.
Q. Government Fees for various category of License?
A. Basic Registration- INR 100/year
State License- 2000/year (for Milk producer and 4 star hotels fee varies)
Central License- INR 7500/year
Q. Validity of License?
A. Validity can be of maximum 5 year, if renewal is required license holder needs to renew 30 days before the expiry of license.
Q. Penalty for non complaining the act?
A. If an operator of a food company conducts a food establishment without obtaining an FSSAI license, the act is punishable by law. The food business operator may face imprisonment and the penalty for FSSAI licenses up to 5 lakhs rupees.
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