Must read for those in food business- fssai

FOOD BUSINESS OPERATOR

The Food Safety and Standards Act. 2006 has come into force with effect from 05^thAugust. 2011. It defines a Food Business Operator (FBO) as a person engaged in the business of food manufacture, processing, packaging, transportation, distribution, storage and import etc. and includes food services, catering services and sale of food or food ingredients.

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

All Food Business Operators (FBO) in the country have to be registered or licensed in accordance with the cutoff limits laid down in the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011.
A milk producer whose production capacity of the Milk & Meat Products is less than 100 Kg/Ltr. per day, or is handling milk less than 500 Ltr. per day, meat or meat products producer in the capacity for slaughter of maximum 2 large animal or 10 small animals or 50 poultry birds per day or any other FBO where annual turnover is less than Rs 12 Lakh is termed as Petty Food Business Operator (PFBO) and is required to be registered.
Schedule 1 of the Regulations defines the businesses that will be licensed by FSSAI Regional offices. All other businesses will have to obtain license from the local District Designated Officer of the state.
Application can be filed online at foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in for central licensing.

EXISTING LICENSEES

■ Convert your existing food licenses / registration into FSSAI license Registration before 5^th August, 2012

■ No license registration fee will have to be paid for the remaining period of the validity of the earlier license or registration.

■ All FBO should have valid license at all time.