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The Food Standards and Safety Authority of India (FSSAI) is responsible for regulating and
supervising the food safety. Obtaining a FSSAI certificate has now become mandatory for all
manufacturers, traders, restaurants and all those involved in food business, commonly
known as Food Business Operators (FBOs).It is mandatory for all the Food Business
Operators (FBOs) in order to obtain a food service license.
The misunderstanding or confusion which is among the FBOs is the license which the
businessman is required to obtain. The FSSAI works toward setting scientific standards for
articles of food, to regulate their manufacturing, storage, distribution, sales, and import. It
is mandatory for any startup or company with a plan to enter the food retail business to get
an FSSAI license. This is started by the Government of India to ensure the food produced,
distributed or imported set by the food authority and thereby avoid problems such as
adulteration and inferior qualities of food.
This article focus on the different types of food handlers license which is issued by the
authority.
In FSSAI there are three different types of food licenses:
Central License for enterprises with a turnover of over Rs. 20 lacs
2. State License for single-state hotels, restaurants, and medium-sized food
manufacturers with annual turnover of Rs. 12 lacs to Rs. 20 lacs
3. Basic Registration for single-state businesses with annual turnover of under Rs. 12
lacs
1.
FSSAI License Applicable to:
As per new FSSA Rules, 2011 all existing and new Food Business Operators (FBO) has to
mandatory convert their existing PFA, FPO, MMPO Licenses to new FSSA License. It is
mandatory to obtain FSSAI License before
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.