FSSAI Registration
FSSAI license and registration is required for any food business in India that manufactures, stores, transports or distributes food items. The size and purpose of the company may dictate the need for an FSSAI license or registration. FBOs will get a 14-digit number during FSSAI registration, which needs to be printed on food packages. Getting an FSSAI license can provide legal benefits to a food business, create goodwill, ensure food safety, increase consumer awareness and help grow the business.
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FSSAI Status
Unless the FBO is under compulsory licensing, it is mandatory for small food manufacturers or FBOs with a turnover of less than Rs 12 lakh to register with FSSAI.
Small FBOs manufacturing or selling food products, hawkers, small retailers, itinerant vendors, temporary stall holders or small scale industries engaged in food business must obtain FSSAI registration certificate. The following conditions must be followed.
- Must not have turnover of more than Rs 12 lakhs in a year.
- Production of food products (other than milk, milk products and meat and meat products) up to 100 liters per day or per kilogram per day
- Purchasing, handling and storage of milk up to 500 liters per day or
- Slaughtering up to 50 poultry birds or two large or ten small animals daily.
- Serving food at any religious or social function except as a caterer
Validity of FSSAI License/Registration:
FSSAI license/registration will be issued for 1 to 5 years from the date chosen by the food business operator. For renewal, the FBO must apply 30 days before the expiry of the current request.
Validity of FSSAI License/Registration:
- FSSAI License/Registration will be issued for 1 to 5 years from the date chosen by the food business operator. For renewal, the FBO has to apply 30 days before the expiry of the current request.
The following documents are required for FSSAI registration:
- Food business operator’s photo
- Proof of government issued photo ID cards (Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID etc.)
- Proof of business office address (if different from the address mentioned in the photo ID card)