What is FSSAI?

FSSAI is the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Any business that makes, stores, distributes or sells food generally needs a registration or a licence under food-safety law.

Who needs it?

• Restaurants, bakeries, catering and cloud kitchens
• Home food and tiffin units that sell to customers
• Grocery and packed-food shops
• Manufacturers, storers and transporters of food

Registration or licence?

Small operators take a basic registration. Larger operators take a state or central licence. The type depends on turnover, whether you work in more than one state, and a few specified activities such as import or export of food. We map this before the form goes in.

The 14-digit number

Once approved you get a 14-digit FSSAI number. Print it on packs and display it at the premises where the rules ask for it. Validity is usually chosen for 1 to 5 years and must be renewed in time.

Form A and Form B

• Form A — basic registration
• Form B — state or central licence

What we do

• Choose basic / state / central correctly
• Check documents so the file is not bounced
• File on the FoSCoS portal and follow up
• Share the certificate when it is issued

Papers usually needed

• Photo ID and address proof of the owner / authorised person
• Proof of the food-business premises
• Passport-size photograph
• A simple list of food categories you handle
• For licences: extra papers such as layout, NOC or equipment list, as asked