About Food Safety Standard Authority Of India Applicability

1.Basic registration: Food businesses whose turnover is below 12 Lakhs Annually.
2.State license: Food businesses whose turnover is more than 12 Lakhs but below 20 Crore annually.
3.Central license: Food businesses whose turnover is more than 20 crores annually.

Food business operators:
●Dairy units
●Food Manufacturers, Retailers, Packers, Distributors including Petty Retailers of Snacks/Tea Shops.
●Food importers
●100% Food EOUS
●Hotels, Restaurants, Clubs/Canteens, Caterers, Dhabha or any other Food Vending Establishments
●Food Suppliers/ Food Storage Establishments
●Food Processing Units, etc.
List of food items:
●Dairy Products
●Fats & Oil
●Edible Ices including Sorbet
●Fruits & Vegetables
●Confectionery
●Cereals & Cereal Products
●Bakery products
●Meat & Meat products including poultry and game
●Fish & Fish Products
●Egg & Egg products
●Sweeteners including honey
●Salts, Spices, Soups, Sauces etc.
●Food Stuff
●Beverages
●Ready to eat Savories
●Prepared Foods
●And all products which are not including in above and their substances

Registration under FSSAI:-
●Producer who’s production capacity other than milk and milk products and meat and meat products doesn't exceed 100kg/Liter Per day.
●An entity who is procurement or handling and collection of Milk is doesn't exceed 500 litres of milk per day.
●An entity who’s slaughtering capacity is 2 large animals or 10 small animals or 50 poultry birds per day or less.
●Any other food operator whose annual turnover is less than Rs.12 Lakh.

License under FSSAI:
- ●All the entities that are not covered under the conditions of registration.
●Kind of Business & Turnover
●Place of Business
●Type of Organization
●Name of the Organization
●Registered office of the Organization
●Phone & Email Id
●Complete List of Person Involved (Name, Father's Name, Address, Educational Qualification & Phone No.)
●Authorized Person (Name, Father's Name, Address, Educational Qualification & Phone Number)
●Moa & AOA (In case of Company)
●Partnership Deed (In case of Partnership Firm)
●Electricity Bill of the Organization (If Not Owned, NOC & Rent Agreement)
●Pan Card of All Director/ Partner/ Proprietor
●Address Proof of All Director/ Partner/ Proprietor
●Food Safety Management System Plan
●Name and List of Machinery or Equipment Held (With Numbers, Capacity, and Horse Power Used)
●No. of Years for which License Required
●Form B
●Declaration

Food Safety Regulatory Compliance Services: In recent era, the regulatory environment is rapidly changing as per innovative ideas of the food business. The state as well as central Government is taking initiatives to protect human health, environment, and consumer interest. The government has made strict rules and regulations for the food operators and also taking strict steps for the enforcement of due diligence policies. In India, food businesses are monitored by the regulatory authority Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The smooth functioning of food businesses is ensured by FSSAI. The Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 is enacted by the government to improve the performance of the food industry. The principal of the Act is to regulate the functioning of food operator, online seller, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, exporter, and importer in Indian food business industry.
All the businesses which are engaged in food-related activities are required to obtain food license from the prescribed authority. Registration of food license and certificate it is depends upon the various factors such as turnover, scale of business and the type of activity. In India food industry, to carry any type of food business, it is required to comply with all the guidelines setup by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Accordingly, regulatory authority ensures that there is no compromise with the quantity and quality of the food. It must be ensured by the food operators that food is not harmful to the consumers in any manner.

Responsibilities of Food Business Operators
●Awareness training;
●Food Safety Management System plan
●Voluntary compliance programs.
●Schedule 4 compliance.
●Annual returns.
●Renewals.
●Modifications
●Audits.
●Record-keeping.
●Product compliance.
●Recall planning or traceability.
●Licensing or registration.

Who Are Food Business Operators?
●Packaged Food Manufacturers
●Processors
●Repackers
●Storage providers
●Transporters
●Distributors
●Importers and exporters
●Wholesalers and retailers
●Hotels, restaurants, canteens, and catering services providers in Corporate Companies, Schools, Colleges, Hospitals, Government Institutions.
●E-retailers
Required Compliances under FSSAI:

●It is required to obtain food license and to comply with raw material standards.
●There is a need to comply with the following compliance:
●Supply chain compliance
●Advertising compliance
●Other regulatory compliance
●Product and operational compliance with schedule 4 audits
●Packaging and labeling compliance
Risk involved due to non-compliance under FSSAI:

●In case of raw-material non-compliance.
●In case of unfair trade practices, misrepresentation, wrong sales and providing

unhealthy food: contaminants, microbes, pesticides, metals etc.
●In case of non-standard packaging, misbranding and labeling defects.
●In case of misleading advertisements.
●In case of non-standardized products.