FSSAI

FSSAI Registration issued by FSSAI is required for carrying on activities related to any stage of manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution of food.

FSSAI FEE STRUCTURE FOR CENTRAL LICENSE

Please Note: License/Certificate can be applied for a maximum period of 5 Years.

New Application Central (1year) = Rs. 7500

Renewal Application of Central(1 year) = Rs.7500

License/ Certificate Modification =Rs.7500

Duplicate License/Certificate = 10% of the Application License Fee

KNOW YOUR ELIGIBILTY

http://fssaihelpdesk.com/eligibilty.php

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR PACKAGE

• Eligibility Consultation
• Document Preparation
• Application Drafting
• Application Filing
• Government Fees

Standards

Standards framed by FSSAI are prescribed under Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards ( Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011 and Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.

The FSSAI has prescribed standards for following food products:

• Dairy Products and analogues
• Fats, Oils and fat emulsions
• Fruits and vegetables products
• Cereal and Cereal products
• Meat and meat products
• Sweets & confectionery
• Sweetening agents including honey
• Salt, Spices, Condiments and related products
• Beverages (Other than dairy and fruits & vegetables based)
• Proprietary food
• Irradiation of food

The development of standards is a dynamic process based on the latest developments in food science, food consumption pattern, new food products and additives, changes in the processing technology leading to changed specifications, advancements in food analytical methods, and identification of new risks or other regulatory options.

Formulation of standards of any article of food under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, involves several stages. After consideration by the Food Authority, the draft standards is published( Draft notified), for inviting stakeholder comments. Since India is a signatory to the WTO-SPS committee, Draft standard is also notified in WTO. Thereafter, taking into account the comments received from the stake-holders, the Standard is finalized and notified in Gazette of India, and implemented

Types of FSSAI License

FSSAI Basic Registration

This type of FSSAI License is needed for FBOs (startups, restaurants, cafes etc) with an annual turnover of upto Rs 12 Lakhs.

FSSAI State Registration

This type of FSSAI License is needed for small to medium sized Food Companies which has an annual turnover of RS 12 Lakhs- Rs 20 Crores.

FSSAI Central License

This type of FSSAI License is mandated for Food giants with an annual turnover of more than Rs 20 Crores.

INGREDIENT-BASED APPROVAL FOR PROPRIETARY FOODS

Food Safety and standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recognizes that a specific framework to manufacture and market proprietary food is required in accordance with the global best practices to provide certainty to all stakeholders while providing them with the flexibility to innovate.

Earlier the Food Safety and Standards ( Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 defines "the proprietary food as food that has been standardized under these regulations."

The notification dated January 12, was issued to put the onus of food safety squarely on the FBOs and amends the definition of Proprietary food "an article of food that has not been standardized under these regulations, but does not include any novel food, food for special dietary use, functional food, nutraceutical, health supplement and such other articles of food which the Central Government may notify in this behalf."

According to revised regulation, Nutraceuticals and health and dietary supplements such as fortified foods and energy drinks will no longer be considered proprietary food by India's regulator and will be considered as a Special purpose food. Various stakeholders engaged in this business have raised their concerns. Then the Clarity hsa given in the FAQs issued by the FSSAI Authority that these special purpose foods will be governed by their respective regulations as and when notified. But if such food products have a product approval then they can continue to be manufactured/sold till such time that specific regulations in this regard as notified and the central food safety regulator has issued a circular, dated January 14, 2016 directing all the state food regulators to implement the new relaxed norms for product approval process.

Ingredients of Proprietary Food

Proprietary Food shall contain
i) Ingredients which are either standardised in these Regulations or permitted for use in the preparation of other standardized food under these Regulations.

ii) Any ingredients other than those mentioned above, already approved under the erstwhile product approval process.

iii) Further, proprietary foods containing added vitamins and minerals should not exceed 30 percent of Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for indians.

Additives use in the Proprietary Food

That should be as permitted under Chapter 3 and Appendix A for Food Safety and Standards( Food Product Standards and Additives) Regulations, 2011, for the particular food or food category as amended from time to time and other additives that are operational from the notice issued by Food Safety Department dated 23rd December 2015.

Proprietary Food shall use only such additives as specified for the category to which the food belongs and such category shall be clearly mentioned on the label along with its name, nature and composition which are provided in the Food Safety and Standards ( Packaging and Labelling) Regulation,2011,as below:

a. Name -means the generic name of the product

b. Nature-means description of the food contained in the package

c. Composition means list of ingredients in descending order.

The transition period for industry to comply with any labelling change within a period of six months from the date of notification.

The provisions of the notification have been enforced with effect from 15th January, 2016.

FSSAI is currently preparing a separate guideline for nutraceutical and novel food items which are no longer a part of proprietary foods.