Fssai License

The FSSAI is a governmental body tasked with ensuring food safety in India. The FSSAI registration was created at the central level, to ensure that food products being sold in the Indian marketplace would adhere to a set of guidelines and regulations at any given time. In other words, the main goal of an FSSAI registration was to ensure public health, through a mechanism of regulation and supervision of food safety in the country. The department issues licenses to various businesses on the basis of an FSSAI fee. The FSSAI fee is paid at the time of registration, and the subsequent number issued is printed on their product or mentioned in a prominent place, for the general public.

1.There is a high degree of consumer confidence in safety & quality of food. 2.It helps to promote innovation in foods products 3.It helps in removal of multiple regulations. 4.It facilitates trade without compromising consumer safety & a larger share.

FSSAI has to do the following things: (i) laying down science based standards for articles of food (ii) to regulate manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import of food (iii) to facilitate food safety.

FSSAI registration is for small business owner with turnover upto 12 lakhs and FSSAI licensing is for the Food business operators with turnover more than 12 lakhs along with registration, they have to get State and Central license. For the registration process you need to fill out the application available on the FOSCOS website. The licensing process is much more complex and lengthy than the registration process.

No, FDA and FSSAI are not the same. FDA means Food and Drug Administration and deals with the testing and sampling activities of the drugs and food products. FSSAI stands for Food Safety and Standard Authority of India and deals with registering and licensing of the Food business operators

Yes, FSSAI Registration/License is mandatory for swiggy, Zomato and it is mandatory for any other application dealing with food related business.