FSSAI Stands for FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, it’s a statutory body established under the MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT OF INDIA.
- It has been established under Food and safety standard Act 2006 It ensures the food products undergo quality checks thereby curtailing the food adulteration and sale of sub-standard products. It is responsible for the registering and licensing of the Food Business Operators (FBO) in India and it lays down the rules and regulation for running the food business in India.
- CENTRAL LICENCE: FOR TURNOVER MORE THAN 20 CR
- STATE LICENCE: FOR TURNOVER BETWEEN 12 LAKH TO 20 CR
- REGESTRATION: FOR TURNOVER LESS THAN 12 LAKH
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION: –
- Latest Passport size of the applicant.
- Identity proof of the applicant. (Aadhar, License, Pan card etc.…)
- Present Address proof.
- Company Reg. Certificate.
- Plan for Food Safety Management system.
- NOC from Municipality.
- Source of Raw materials for the business.
- List of food category to be manufactured.
- Submit the detailed list of all machinery & equipment installed in the unit.
- In case the applicant is a Partnership Firm; then the basic details of all the partners is necessary with a Partnership Deed
- In the case of a company; then the applicant needs to submit the Name and Address, contact of the directors along with the MOA, AOA, and incorporation certificate.
- Rating Certificate by the ministry of tourism.
If the applicant is a registered Trust; submit a copy of Trust Deed and Trustees records
*NOTE: – FOR PETTY BUSINESSES THE FIRST 5 DOCUMENTS ARE ENOUGH, FOR THE CENTRAL AND STATE LICENCE ALL THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED.
PROCEDURE FOR THE REGISTRATION:
- PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE i.e. (foscos.fssai.gov.in)
- IF YOU ARE VISITING THE WEBSITE FIRST TIME PLEASE CLICK ON SIGN IN TAB ON THE TOP RIGHTAND
AND PLEASE FILL THE BELOW DETAILS ASKED.
- AFTER SIGN UP, FOR CENTRAL AND STATE BUSINESS LOGIN INTO LEFT SIDE IN THE BELOW IMAGE,
FOR SMALL BUSINESS LOGIN INTO RIGHT SIDE AS SHOWN IN THE IMAGE.
- DASHBOARD.
IN THE DASH BOARD LEFT SIDE THERE ARE OPTIONS TO MODIFY YOU DETAILS,
RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE AND GETTING YOUR LICENCE CERTIFICATE ETC…WILLL BE PRESENT HERE
- CLICK ON LICENCE REGISTRATION TAB AND IN DROP DOWN CLICK ON APPLY FOR NEW LICENCE /REGISTRATION,
AND SELECT THE STATE FROM THE DROPDOWN.
SELECT YOUR CATEGORY OF YOUR BUSINESS. (MANUFRACTURER, RETAILER, CENTRAL GOVT AGENCIES, IMPORTER, EXPORTER ETC….)
- IF DONE WITH CATEGORY, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND SELECT YOUR SUB CATEGORY FROM THE GIVEN LIST.
- AFTER SELECTING SUB CATEGORY, PLEASE SELECT THE TURNOVER ACCORDING TO YOUR BUSINESS AND CLICK ON PROCEED.
- YOU CAN CHECK YOU DETAILS ON THE SCRREN AS BELOW IMAGE,
AND CLICK ON APPLY FOR REGISTRATION FOR ALL BUSINESSES
- YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO FILL THE FORM A WITH YOU DETAILS AND BUSINESS DETAILS AS SHOWN IN THE IMAGE,
AND CLICK ON SAVE AND NEXT BUTTON AT LAST.
- IN THE NEXT PAGE,
PLEASE UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO AND ID (AADHAR, PAN. DRIVING LICENCE.)
AFTER UPLOADING ALL THE DOCUMENTS,
PLEASE SELECT THE “WE DECLARE THAT” TICK BOX AND SELECT ON ONLINE PAYMENT TICK ROUND BOX.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE PAYMENT BY GIVING YOUR CARD DETAILS,
AND PLEASE NOTE THAT AMOUNT IS ACCORDING TO YOUR CATEGORY SELECTION.
AFTER PAYING THE AMOUNT,
YOU CAN ABLE TO SEE YOUR APPLICATION OF REGISTRATION AND YOU CAN PRINT AT THE LAST OF THE PAGE.
THIS CERTIFICATE WILL GE GET IN MAIL WITH IN 7 DAYS FROM THE REGISTRATION AND IT WILL BE VALID FOR 1 YEAR AS IT IS WRITTESN IN THE APPLICATION.IF YOU NOT RECEIVED YOUR CERTIFICATE WITH IN 7 DAYS YOU CAN CHECK THE STATUS IN THE MAIN PAGE OF FOSCOS AS SHOWN IN THE IMAGE.
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR APPLICATION NUMBER IN THE BOX AND ENTER THE CAPTCHA AND PLEASE SUBIT IT.
YOU CAN VIEW YOUR CERTIFICATE STATUS AS SHOWN IN THE IMAGE.
THE CERTIFICATE WILL BE LOOKS LIKE THIS AND YOU CAN FRAME IT AND KEEP IN YOU OFFICE.
BENEFITS OF FSSAI:
- GOOD WILL
- CONSUMER AWARENESS
- BUSINESS EXPANSION
CONSEQUENCES OF NON COMPLIANCE:
- ANY FOOD BUSINESS OPERATOR AGGRIEVED BY AN IMPROVEMENT NOTICE CAN APPEAL TO THE STATE COMMISSIONER OF FOOD SAFETY. THE DECISION THEREON CAN BE CHALLENGED THROUGH APPEALING TO THE FOOD SAFETY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL/HIGH COURT.
PENALTY FOR THE NON-COMPLIANCE:
| MODE OF NON COMPLIANCE | FINE |
| Unhygienic processing or manufacture | 100000 |
| Failure to comply with Food safety officer direction | 200000 |
| Extraneous matter in food | 100000 |
| Misbranded Food | 300000 |
| Misleading advertisement or false description | 1000000 |
| Sub-standard food | 500000 |
VALIDITY TIME FOR FSSAI LICENCE:
The FSSAI Food License renewal has a validity of 1- 5 years depending on the number of years the food operator wishes to operate the business.
RENEWAL OF THE LICENCE:
Renew your FSSAI license 30 days before your prevailing license expired. To do this, you will have to give us your existing license number. Once we get the license number, we will submit Form A and Form B to renew your FSSAI License. This process can take around 30 – 60 days.
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