Food License

FSSAI Registration - An Overview

FSSAI registration is mandatory for anyone involved in the food business. Be it food processing, food manufacturing, packaging, or distributing, you need to get an FSSAI registration to run your business.

The registration/license is issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), an institution that monitors food businesses under the guidelines and regulations listed in the FSSAI Act 2006.

Benefits of FSSAI Registration

Apart from the fact that FSSAI registration is mandatory for your food business, getting it also comes with some benefits:

It creates trust and credibility among your customers
The FSSAI logo is widely recognised and hence it can ensure goodwill among consumers
Hygiene and cleanliness are regulated and followed when FSSAI registration is involved
You can create better work policies or improve them through studies that you get access to
New knowledge about the industry is shared with you which will help you to improve your safety standards and aid you in reaching the standards of international organisations
FSSAI licence is important for exporting food products to other countries
FSSAI is also responsible for setting guidelines and procedures for quality assurance of the accredited labs as per ISO17025.

Who Is Required to Register with the FSSAI?

From hawkers, home vendors to giant food chains everyone operating in the food industry needs to register with FSSAI. Based on their size and the places they operate, they have to get one of the 3 types of registration/licence that we will discuss below.

If your business falls in any one of the below-listed categories, then a food licence is mandatory for you:

Procurement
Manufacture
Distribution
Processing
Packaging
Storage

In other words, an individual or a company that operates with food substances from farm to plate must obtain the FSSAI food license.

Penalty for Not Registering - A food business operator (FBO) who runs their business without registering under FSSAI may face imprisonment and FSSAI license penalty up to ₹5 lakhs for the same.

Types of FSSAI License in India

According to the FSSAI Act, 2006 all food businesses are required to be registered/licensed under the following 3 categories:

FSSAI Registration

It is the primary kind of food license issued for businesses that are small in turnover – up to ₹12 lakhs approximately per annum

Catering businesses irrespective of their turnover have to apply for a state license and not a basic FSSAI registration.

FSSAI State License

Companies that have a profit greater than ₹12 lakhs and less than ₹20 crores per annum require a state license.

FSSAI Central License

The central registration is for bigger businesses that have a turnover of over ₹20 crores per annum.

Companies that supply food to government offices/departments and businesses involved in food import/export have to get a central license as well.

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