FSSAI Registration

FSSAI Registration

 

FSSAI Registration

FSSAI Registration is mandatory for anyone running a food business in India, ensuring compliance with safety standards. Governed by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and regulated by the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, this registration applies to all food-related activities, including manufacturing, processing, storage, distribution, and sale.

 

It has a unique registration number of 14 digits that is given to the holder, which must be imprinted on all the food product packages. In case the Food Business Operator (FBO) does not obtain this Registration before establishing its business then it is liable to pay a penalty of up to Rs. 10 lacs.

The FSSAI Registration is valid for one year or five years, and the holder is required to apply 30 days before the expiry of the Registration for its renewal.

Benefits

The following are the advantages or benefits of having FSSAI Registration

  • Legal Benefits

The Food Business Operators (FBOs) match their food product with quality and safety standards. It complies with standards of transparency and governance of food products. The FBOs will not have to face any penalty if they have this Registration.

  • Food safety and security

It is ensured that the raw material or the finished food product complies with the benchmark of the quality check.

  • Logo and FASSAI Registration number

The consumer's trust in the FBOs will increase if they have the FASSAI Registration number or logo imprinted on their product. Consumers are most likely to go for the product that has the FSSAI logo or number marked on it.

  • Create Goodwill

It improves the confidence of the Food Business Operators (FBOs) in dealing with food products.

  • Consumer awareness

With such Registration, there will be an impact on consumers, and the reputation of businesses will increase in the minds of consumers. Today's consumers ensure that the product has complied with the quality of all the FSSAI requirements.

Entity Covered

The FSSAI Registration is for the following individuals or entities:

  • All types of food manufactures

  • Food packaging unit or storage unit

  • Hawkers or itinerant vendors selling packaged or freshly prepared food, usually on foot or movable carts, by travelling from one place to another or the Petty retailers, for example, retail shops, snack shops, confectionery or Bakery shops, etc.

  • Temporary stalls or fixed stalls

  • Dairy units and milk chilling units

  • petty milkmen

  • milk vendors

  • Vegetable oil processing units

  • Meat processing units

  • Fish processing units

  • Slaughtering houses like meat/mutton shops, chicken shops, etc.

  • Food processing units including the repacking business of food.

  • Food premises involved in the preparation, distribution, storage, and sale of food products

  • Wholesale or Trading Food Business Operator

  • Online Food Business Operator

  • Transporter of food products having specialised vehicles such as food trucks, insulated refrigerated vans or wagons, food wagons, milk tankers, etc.

  • Proprietary food businesses

  • Novel food businesses

  • Cold or refrigerated storage facility

  • Caters, Hotel, Restaurants, bars, or Raw material suppliers

  • Canteens and cafeteria

  • mid-day meals canteens

  • Food vending entities and caterers

  • Exporter and Importer related to the food business

  • Dhaba

  • PGs with a facility for food

  • Banquet halls having a food catering business

  • Home-based canteens

  • Food stalls in fairs or religious institutions

  • Transporters, suppliers, Distributors, and marketers of food products

  • Retailers of Food Products

  • Importers and exporters of food items, including ingredients

  • E-commerce food suppliers

  • Cloud kitchens

 Types

FSSAI Registration is divided into three categories depending on the category of business turnover. There are additional criteria, too, which are dependent on the production capacity of the food business unit regardless of the turnover. The following are three different categories:

  • Basic FASSAI Registration

It is compulsory for small Food Business Operators (FBOs) whose annual turnover does not go beyond the limit of Rs. 12 lacs. They can be hawkers, temporary stall holders, itinerant vendors, etc.

  • FSSAI State License

It is compulsory for Food Business Operators with annual turnover between Rs. 12 lacs to Rs. 20 crores, such as medium-sized manufacturers, storage units, transporters, retailers, marketers, and distributors. It is valid for five years.

  • FSSAI Central License

It is compulsory for Food Business Operators (FBOs) with an annual turnover beyond Rs. 20 crores, such as import-export oriented units, large manufacturers, Central Government agencies, airports, ports, etc. The Central Government issues it, and it is valid for five years.

Penalty for Non-Compliance

All the Food Business Operators are required to have FSSAI Registration to comply with the set standards of FSSAI. If the FBOs fail to comply with these set standards, they will be penalized. The penalties set by the Authority are as follows:

  • Penalty for misbranded food: up to Rs. 3 lacs

  • Penalty for sub-standard food: up to Rs. 5 lacs

  • Penalty for misleading advertisement: Rs. 10 lacs

  • Penalty for Food containing extraneous matter: Rs. 1 lac

  • Food quality not in compliance with the Act: Rs. 2 lacs (petty manufacturer- Rs. 25,000)

  • Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of food: Rs 1 lac

  • Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of the Food Safety Officer: Rs. 2 lacs

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