A Beginner's Guide to FSSAI Registration

Posted by Enterslice on November 27th, 2018

One of the most growing industries in India is the food industry. Be it production, eateries, manufacturing, packaging, import or export, or whatever kind of food business they are earning a lot and are contributing a good fraction of revenue to the Indian economy. But the most important thing to know is the FSSAI registration without which no food business will be considered legal and valid.

FSSAI registration is liable for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.

This blog is, primarily for beginners who have little information on FSSAI and FSSAI registration. Therefore, the topics covered are very basics and are as follows:

• What is FSSAI?
• What is FSSAI registration?
• Benefits of FSSAI registration
• Documents required for FSSAI registration

What is FSSAI?

FSSAI stands for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and is a self-governing body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Typically, it's an organization responsible for governing and monitoring all food businesses in India.

FSSAI ensures the food products undergo quality checks, hence, retrenching the food contamination.

The primary purpose of FSSAI is to manage the licensing and registration process of Food Business Operators (FBOs) in India. Moreover, it sets some rules and regulations for running the food business in India.

What is FSSAI Registration?

FSSAI registration is the process that every food business has to undergo or obtain to operate the business successfully in India and without any legal complications.

Whether you're involved in the manufacturing, processing, storage, distribution, sale, import and export of food products, you must obtain the FSSAI registration.

Note: Those dealing in import and export must also obtain an additional IEC registration for the same.

Enterslice is India's no. 1 FSSAI consultant that will help with the registration process at a very affordable FSSAI registration fee.

Benefits of FSSAI registration

FSSAI license or registration helps to attract audiences by building trust within them. It's an indicator of a quality product. Moreover, having an FSSAI registration number will save you from Non-Compliance legal action by the FSSAI department. Hence, it offers a variety of benefits. Few of the excellent benefits are as follows:

• Creates customer awareness

Generally, customers prefer to opt for food products that have FSSAI number at the back side of the label. Hence, registering your food business with FSSAI will let you increase customer awareness.

• Offers legal advantages

Having an FSSAI license or registration, in the beginning, will save you from heavy penalties imposed by FSSAI as a consequence of not getting the registration.

• Access to use of FSSAI logo

Once you have obtained the registration, you are allowed to use the FSSAI logo on the label of your food product.

• The scope of business expansion

Once you have got the FSSAI registration, you don't need to face any difficulty while planning to expand your business in other cities as well as states.

• Documents required for FSSAI registration

1.  Completed and duly signed Form B;
2.  Photo identity of food business operator (FBO);
3.  Proof of possession of premises such as rental agreement and NOC (No-objection certificate) from the landlord;
4.  Document stating the food safety management system plan;
5.  List of food products you’re going to deal with;
6.  Partnership Deed, Certificate of Incorporation (COI), Articles of Association (AoA), Memorandum of Association (MoA), etc.

Final words

From the above discussion, it is concluded that FSSAI registration is one of the essential aspects of the food business and it must be obtained by every food business operator in India.

If you are planning to open a food business, then you must require getting FSSAI registration, trade license or company registration is done, in the beginning. You can contact the team of Enterslice by click here which will help you to obtain all such licenses and registration without doing much.