FSSAI FOOD LICENCE

What Is Included In Our Package?

Eligibility Consultation
Document Preparation
Application Drafting
Application Filing
Government Fees

FSSAI Registration

FSSAI FOOD LICENCE

FSSAI stands for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, As per The Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 no person shall commence or carry on any food business except getting itself enrolled under FSSAI.

Enrollment is further sub-divided into two categories on the basis of turnover

FSSAI Registration – If turnover if less than 12lacs in a financial year
FSSAI License – If turnover if more than 12 lacs in a financial year.

Therefore, any food manufacturing or processing or packaging or distributing entity is now required to obtain an FSSAI License or Registration.

A set procedure is defined under the act to apply for Food license, Application to commence a food business must be made to the FSSAI in the prescribed format. Based on the application and supporting documents, FSSAI will accord approval and this Registration/License needs to be renewed every year.

With Salahkari.com from anywhere in India, FSSAI license application code can be generated within 3 working days, Post which Food related work can be started in India and FSSAI registration/License will be made available within 60days(as per the standard procedure prescribed under this act).

FSSAI, however, issues three different types of food licenses which are:

Central License
State License
Basic Registration

The three licenses, however, differ on the basis of the scale of operation of the food business which is being carried out. The following is the detailed information on the three food licenses.

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FSSAI Registration Central License

Food business operators such as the Importers, 100% Export Oriented Units, large manufacturers, operators in the Central Government agencies, airports, seaports etc are however required to obtain a Central Food License. The Central license is issued by the Central Government. Furthermore, FBOs have to obtain the Central License for their head office, and if they have operations in more than 1 state. It is thus mostly for the units who are having an annual turnover which is greater than 20 crores.

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FSSAI Registration State License

Food business operators like small to medium-sized manufacturers, storage units, transporters, retailers, marketers, distributors etc. are however required to obtain the Fssai State License. The State License is issued by the State Government and it is important that you have operations in only 1 state, in order to obtain the State license. It is thus mostly for the units having an annual turnover of more than 12 lakh.

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FSSAI Registration

The Food business operators like petty food manufacturers and also the small-sized manufacturers, storage units, transporters, retailers, marketers, distributors etc are thus required to obtain the FSSAI Registration. The FSSAI Registration is however issued by the State Government. Depending upon the eligibility, an FBO can thus fall under the State or Registration license. It is thus mostly for the units having an annual turnover which is up to 12 lakh.

FSSAI/Food License

Blueprint/layout plan for the processing unit
List of Equipment and Machinery
List of food category desired to be manufactured
Pesticide reduces report of water

For Manufacturing Units

Cancelled cheque/Bank statement
Electricity/Water bill(Business Place)
Copy of Property paper(if owned property)
Copy of Rent agreement (if rented property)
Form IX:Nomination of Persons by a Company along with the Board resolution