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As per Section 31(1) of FSS Act, 2006 every Food Business Operator in the country is required to be licensed under the Food Safety &Standards Authority of India. The licensing and registration procedure and requirements are regulated by FSSAI.

Eligibility criteria

Registration

Registration is meant for petty food manufacturers that includes petty retailer, hawker, itinerant vendor or a temporary stall holder or small or cottage scale industry having annual turnover up to 12 lacs. All food businesses having income more than this limit are required to take a license

1. State License -

  • Food Businesses with Annual Turnover between 12 lakh and 20 crore.
  • All grain, cereal and pulses milling units irrespective of turnover.

2. Central License-

  • Food Businesses with Annual Turnover more than 20 crores.
  • Operating business in two or more States.
  • Food business covered under Schedule 1 of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.