FSSAI registration is mandatory for anyone involved in the food business. Be it food processing, food manufacturing, packaging, distributing, or selling, you need to get an FSSAI registration to run your business.
The registration/licence 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.
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
- Selling
In other words, an individual or a company that operates with food substances from farm to plate must obtain the FSSAI food licence.
Benefits Of FSSAI Registration
- Creates trust ,credibility and goodwill among your customers
- FSSAI registration shows that the product is prepared with Hygiene and cleanliness
- It is important for importing and exporting food products
- 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
- You get to know about better work policies or improve you policies through studies
Type Of License
The food business operators shall be given a 14 digit number by FSSAI after successful completion of the registration procedure. The FSSAI Registration was divided into 3 categories relying on criteria of business turnover. There is an additional criterion for obtaining registration or license. This criterion is dependent upon the production capacity of the food business unit regardless of the turnover of the business. The Food Processing Units, Slaughtering Units, Meat processing Units are allotted their registration or license dependent on the latter criteria.
- Basic FSSAI Registration – Basic FSSAI Registration is mandatory for petty food business operators. It is also recognized as the Basic FSSAI License. The turnover of such business must not go beyond the limit of Rs. 12 lac per annum. A petty retailer shall include hawker, itinerant vendor or temporary stallholder.
- FSSAI State License – FSSAI State license is mandatory for business with turnover between Rs. 12 Lac to Rs. 20 Cr. annually or/additionally. The turnover limitation is the same for an FSSAI State trading license or an FSSAI State Manufacturing licens
- FSSAI Central License – FSSAI Central License is mandatory for business with a turnover above Rs. 20 Cr for Manufacturing or Trading or Storage beyond certain limited as stated by the law