FSSAI - Food Safety and Standard Authority of India is an autonomous body that is established under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of India. FSSAI License is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation.
Who needs the FSSAI License/ Registration in India?
FSSAI License/ Registration in India is mandatory for all food and food-related businesses, this 14 digit License number gives us information about the permit of the producer.
The following businesses mandatory need to obtain the FSSAI Registration or License.
• Petty retailers, retail shops, snacks shops, confectionery or the Bakery Shop, etc.
• Temporary stalls, or food premises that are involved in the preparation, distribution, storage, and sale of food products.
• Hawkers who sell packed or freshly prepared food.
• Dairy units like milk chilling units, petty milkman, and the milk vendors.
• Vegetable oil processing units.
• Slaughterhouse like meat shop, mutton shop, chicken shop, lamb meat shop.
• Meat and Fish processing units.
• All food manufacturing and processing units include the repacking of food.
• Proprietary and novel food.
• Cold store facility.
• Transporter of food products that have several specialized vehicles like the insulated refrigerated van/wagon, milk tanker, food wagon, food trucks.
• Any wholesaler, supplier, distributor, and marketer of food products.
• Hotels, Restaurants, and Bars.
• Dhaba, Banquet halls with food catering, home-based food services and
• food stalls in fairs or other religious places.
• Importers and the Exporters of Food.
• And cloud kitchens.
The type of FSSAI License/Registration is required by each of the kinds of the above-mentioned business depends on the eligibility criteria.
Document requried for FSSAI Registration
- Photo of Food Business Operator
- Document for Identity Proof like Ration Card, Voter ID Card, PAN Card, Driving License, Passport, Aadhar Card, Senior Citizen Card, Department Issued ID.
- Supporting Documents (if any):- NOC by Municipality or Panchayat, Health NOC.