The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a body responsible for regulating the import, manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of food items that are made available for human consumption are both safe and wholesome.
Therefore, anyone involved in the food business needs to get an FSSAI license to carry on business in this sector.
Since the FSSAI license is omnipresent on the final packaged food labels, these registrations tend to be conspicuous by their absence. In essence the advantages for registering for an FSSAI license is:
You need an FSSAI license if you are running a restaurant, selling food or beverages or even catering. Essentially anyone dealing with food substances from ‘farm-to-plate’ will require an FSSAI license.
All Food Business Operators (FBOs) must either get an FSSAI registration or license. There are two types of licences, State or Central.
A registration is required in the case of a ‘Petty Food Manufacturer’ who is defined as
However, if you are a caterer, you need to get an FSSAI State License, irrespective of your turnover.
Usually (but not always) if your turnover is less than Rs. 20 crores or if you are not importing or exporting any food products, a state license should suffice.
FBOs would require a Central FSSAI License in the following situations:
Typically list of documents required for application include:
Do note that this is just a standard list relevant to all applicants, irrespective of state or central applications. Please get in touch with us to understand the exact paperwork applicable for your business.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a body responsible for regulating the import, manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of food items that are made available for human consumption are both safe and wholesome.
Therefore, anyone involved in the food business needs to get an FSSAI license to carry on business in this sector.
Since the FSSAI license is omnipresent on the final packaged food labels, these registrations tend to be conspicuous by their absence. In essence the advantages for registering for an FSSAI license is:
You need an FSSAI license if you are running a restaurant, selling food or beverages or even catering. Essentially anyone dealing with food substances from ‘farm-to-plate’ will require an FSSAI license.
All Food Business Operators (FBOs) must either get an FSSAI registration or license. There are two types of licences, State or Central.
A registration is required in the case of a ‘Petty Food Manufacturer’ who is defined as
However, if you are a caterer, you need to get an FSSAI State License, irrespective of your turnover.
Usually (but not always) if your turnover is less than Rs. 20 crores or if you are not importing or exporting any food products, a state license should suffice.
FBOs would require a Central FSSAI License in the following situations:
Typically list of documents required for application include:
Do note that this is just a standard list relevant to all applicants, irrespective of state or central applications. Please get in touch with us to understand the exact paperwork applicable for your business.