Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Food safety and standards authority of India (FSSAI): Statutory body Parent regulatory Authority:  Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India. Headquarters: New Delhi Regional offices: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai Aim of FSSAI: To ensure safe and wholesome food for human consumption Role of FSSAI: To regulate manufacture, processing, distribution, sale and import of food. Food safety compliance system (FoSCoS): An upgraded cloud- based online platform of Food licensing and    Registration system (FLRS) Role of FoSCoS:

• Single point contact between food business operators and FSSAIs for all regulatory compliance interactions.
• FoSCoS stream lines the registration, Licensing and approval processes
• Provides real time data and information on food safety compliance

Eligibile businesses:

Sl No	Kind of business	Criteria	License/registration	Annual fee
1	Petty food business operators	Upto 12lakhs turnover per annum	Registration	100 rs.
2	Dairy units	50000 liters milk per day	Central Licence	7500 rs.
3	Vegetable oil processing units	More than 2MT per day 1-2 MT per day	Central licence State licence	7500 rs 5000rs
4	Slaughtering house	2large animals 10 small animals 50 poultry birds	Central licence State licence	7500rs. 2000rs.
5	Meat processing unit	500kg per day	Central licence State licence	7500rs 3000rs
6	Manufacturing and processing units other than the above mentioned	Above 2MT per day 101kg/litre-1MT per day	Central licence State licence	7500rs 3000rs
7	Storage	Capacity up to 10,000 MT	Central Licence State Licence	7500rs 2000rs
8	Transporter	More than 100 vehicles and turnover more than 30crores per year	Central licence State licence	7500rs 2000rs
9		Single vehicle and turnover up to 12lakhs per year	Registration	100rs
10	wholesaler	30crores turnover per annum	Central license State license	7500rs. 2000rs
11		Turnover up to 12lakhs per annum	Registration	100rs
12	Distributor	20crore per year turnover	Central license State licence	7500rs 2000rs
13		Turnover up to 12lakhs per annum	Registration	100 rs
14	Supplier	More than 20crore per annum	Central license State license	7500rs 2000rs
15	Retailer	20crore turnover per annum	Central license State license	7500rs 2000rs
16	Marketer	20crore turnover per annum	Central license State license	7500rs 2000rs
17	Hotel	Five star and above Three star and four star One and two star	Central licence State licence State licence	7500rs 5000rs 2000rs
18	Restaurant and bars	Above 20cr per annum Up to 20cr per annum	Central licence State licence	7500rs 2000rs
19	Caterer	Above 20cr per annum Up to 20cr per annum	Central licence State licence	7500rs 2000rs
20	Food vending agencies	More than 10vending machines in two or more states Upto 100 vending machines	Central licence State licence	7500rs 2000rs

Validity: one to five years based upon selection during registration with 100rs annual registration fee, only eligible if business turnover is 12lakh per year.
List of Mandatory Documents:

Sl NO	FOR NON-MANUFACTURING KoBs	FOR MANUFACTURING KoBs(Additional specific documents)
1	List of directors/partners/executives with address and contact details with authorized signatory	Analysis report from authorized lab for water used as ingredient in food services such as hotels, restaurants, canteens or any other food establishment.
2	Photo ID and address proof issued by government.	Recall Pan for importers and exporters
3	Proof of possession of premises (sale deed/electricity bill/rent agreement)	Import export code (IEC) for importer and merchant exporter
4	Copy of certificate obtained under Coop Act	Declaration for products being exported and also declaration of meeting standards of importing country for merchant exporters
5	Form IX (not applicable for proprietor)	List of vehicle registration numbers for transporters.
		Blue print or layout plan of the processing unit and operation wise area allocation along with production unit photographs