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Fssai Registration

Required if the turnover is less than 12 lac in a Financial Year & the business is within the state

₹ 2,999/-Government Fee on Actual
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FSSAI Registration for FBO Overview

Food is a vital sector for our economy, being an essential commodity for life. Everyone needs it. It is a well-settled rule that the demand for an item gives rise to business opportunities. Thus, many petty food manufacturers like Hawkers, a temporary stallholder or itinerant vendor or a small FBO carrying out its business within the state and having an annual turnover below 12lacs. All these businesses need to register themselves with FSSAI before the commencement of their business. Food registration is mandatory for these petty food manufacturers and small FBOs to regulate the quality of food products and ensure that FBOs could provide healthy, wholesome and hygienic food to all.

FSSAI Registration : The Food registration is the basic registration with FSSAI of a FBO. It is required by petty food manufacturers or the FBO having a turnover of less than Rs 12 Lakhs unless the FBO is covered under mandatory state or central licencing. Kindly refer to our detailed discussion on applicability at : Applicability of FSSAI Registration or License on your Food Business.

Food registration, once granted, shall be valid for the period opted at the time of making an application. The FBO may opt for a validity period from one year to five years. On successful grant of food registration, the Registering Authority shall issue the FSSAI Registration Certificate and a photo identity card. These need to be displayed at a place visible to all coming to the vehicle or cart or premises or any other place where the person carries on sale/manufacture of food in Petty Food Business. Once an FBO gets a registration certificate from FSSAI, it can start its business in compliance with the conditions mentioned in the registration certificate. Every FBO granted a registration certificate must follow general hygienic and sanitary practices.

Annual Return

No annual return filing is required in case of FSSAI Registration.

Exemptions

Those producers of milk are granted exemption from Food registration who supplies or sells the whole milk to dairy Cooperative Society registered under Cooperative Societies Act and is a registered member of it.

Checklist for FSSAI Registration

Petty Food Manufacturer must apply for Registration / Renewal of Registration under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The condition laid down to fall under the definition of Petty Food Manufacturer is as under :

eligibility for fssai registration
  • Sells or manufactures any article of food himself or temporary stall holder or a petty retailer, hawker, itinerant vendor or distributes foods including in any religious or social gathering except caterers.
  • Average annual turnover is less than 12 lacs
  • FBO engages in manufacturing or processing
  • Production capacity of food (other than meat and meat products and milk and milk products) does not exceed 100 kg/ltr per day.
  • Procurement or handling and collection of milk up to 500 litres of milk per day or 2.5MT solid milk p.a.
  • Slaughtering capacity for animals are two large animals or ten small animals or 50 poultry birds per day or less.

The term Petty food manufacturer may include the following FBOs

  • Permanent/Temporary Stallholder
  • Processor/Manufacturer
  • Hawker (Itinerant / Mobile food vendor)
  • Re Packer
  • Home-based canteens/dabbawalas
  • Milk producers (who are not a member of dairy cooperative society)
  • Petty Retailer of snacks/tea shop
  • Milk vendor
  • Food arrangements in Religious gatherings, fairs etc./Food stalls
  • Fish/meat/poultry shop/seller
  • Dhaba
  • Other(s)

FSSAI Registration Process in India

step1

Eligibility Check

The process starts with the eligibility check of the applicant FBO. In this, the experts at setindiabiz will discuss the nature of the proposed business plan in detail and help you find your eligibility as per your proposed requirements.

step2

Documentation & Drafting

Once it is determined that you need food registration. The Setindiabiz team will provide you with a list of documents. Based on the requirement setindiabiz team will help you with draft documents for the necessary signature.

step3

Online Application Filing

The online filing will be made by filing Form-A at the online portal of FoSCoS. In this course, we will interact with you for OTP.

step4

Payment of Government Fee

Once the application is filled and the documents are uploaded in the document section, the payment of the registration fee is made, and a reference number is generated. It is a temporary number to track the status of the application.

step5

Track status of FSSAI Application

The applicant can track the status of the application online. Usually, licencing authorities grant registration within seven days of the application filing, but if they opine for inspection of premises, it will delay the grant of Food registration. On inspection, registering authority may raise the clarification in the application requiring modification, addition or deletion in the application.

step6

Reply to Clarification

The reply to clarification must be filed within 30 days from the date when raising clarification. If not, this will lead to refusal of the application, and a new application needs to be filed. There is no process of refunding the fee. The Setindiabiz team will coordinate with you at the time of such clarification to resolve the same.

step6

Grant of Registration

On approval of the application, the Registration Certificate and photo ID Card will be issued to the applicant, which has to be displayed at a conspicuous place at the food business premises. Registration certificate has a photo FBO, Q.R. code and 14 digits FSSAI registration number that starts with numeric 2.

Documents Required for FSSAI Registration in India

The applicant of a food registration could be a proprietorship firm or any other entity like Private Limited Company, LLP, Partnership Firm, Trust/Society etc. The documentation will vary as per the type of applicant, kindly select the appropriate application type to display the List of documents required for FSSAI registration.

List of Documents for FSSAI Registration By

Company Documents
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • MOA & AOA
  • PAN Card
  • List of Directors
  • Board Resolution
  • Form IX: Nomination Form
  • List of Food Products
Documents of Directors & Nominee
  • Government Issued Photo Identity Card
  • Address Proof
  • Email ID & Mobile Mo (For OTP)
  • Educational Qualification
Proof of Address of Food Business
  • Sale Deed/ Rent agreement
  • Electricity Bill Not Older than two months

Note:

A nominee is a person responsible for the compliances of Food laws, their rules, and regulations, for the Food Business.

Validity of FSSAI Registration

A Food Registration, once granted, shall be valid for a period of 1 to 5 years as chosen by the Food Business Operator unless suspended or cancelled by the Licencing Authority. The period of validity is counted from the date of issue of the food registration certificate. It can be renewed for a further period, a maximum of five years, at one time not later than 30 days before the expiry of the validity of the registration certificate. There is no late fee in the renewal of registration as per the FSSAI notification dated 10th June 2014.

Timeline for Grant of FSSAI Registration

Timeline for grant of Registration Certificate after making an application with the registration authority will depend on whether the registration authority wants to inspect the applicant’s premise. The timelines are as under :

  • The registration authority issues a registration certificate within seven days of making an application if it does not want to inspect the premises.
  • Suppose the registration authority intends to inspect the applicant's premise. In that case, the inspection must be conducted within 30 days of the date of application and registration to be issued if premises are found in order.
  • A petty Food manufacturer may start its business without a registration certificate if registration is not granted or denied or the inspection not ordered within seven days, or no decision is communicated within 30 days of the date of applying.
  • It is to be noted that the grant of registration will be subject to the satisfaction of the FSSAI authority responsible for food registration. The mere filing does not mean the food registration will be granted.

Penalty Under FSSAI

All the FBO, irrespective of their scale of operation, kind of food business including home-based kitchens manufacturing food and bakery products whose annual turnover is less than 12 lacs is required to take food registration before the commencement of food business. If the FBO is not registered, a fine up to Rs 5 lacs and imprisonment of 6 months could be imposed depending upon the offences committed by it. The punishment or penalty will vary depending upon the scale of operation and the nature of offences. The offences and the fine prescribed is as under

S.NoOffencePenalty
1.For Non Registration5 Lacs & Imprisonment of 6 Months may be imposed
2.Sub standard foodRs 5 Lacs
3.Misbranded food- The food product that bears the wrong label, tag, brand, or notice under providing misleading information regarding the composition, kind, quality or grade of the food products is called misbranded food.Rs 3 Lacs
4.Unsafe food which does not result in injuryImprisonment for a term not exceeding six months combined with fine which may be upto Rs 1lac.

How We Help You With FSSAI Registration!

  • Applicability Check : The Setindiabiz team will help you check your eligibility regarding your requirement of food registration or Food Licence
  • Documentation : Once eligibility is finalised, our experts will help you with documentation.
  • Application filing : We will file an online application after receiving a complete set of documents duly signed by the concerned person and provide you with a reference number to track the application status.
  • Track Status of Application : We will tracking the status of the application till its disposal by the food registering authority

Frequently Asked Questions

1.  How to Pay for FSSAI Registration ?

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2.  How to Renew FSSAI Registration ?

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3.  What is an FSSAI Registration Certificate ?

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4.  How to Find the FSSAI Registration Number ?

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5.  What is a FSSAI Registration ?

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6.  Who Needs an FSSAI Registration / Food Registration ?

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7.  How do I Know the Applicability Criteria and Kind of Food Business Category for My Food Business ?

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8.  What are The Criteria for Registration ?

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9.  Who Grants Registration Certificates ?

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10.  What is the maximum time for the grant of a Registration Certificate after applying ?

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11.  In what circumstances will the application be rejected ?

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12.  What are the General Hygienic and Sanitary Practices to be followed by a registered FBO ?

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13.  What is the penalty for running a food business without an FSSAI ?

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