Applicability of Central FSSAI License
The general rule is that the FSSAI Central license is required by large FBO or by those specifically included irrespective of the turnover, such as E-Commerce. Following are the most common businesses that require FSSAI Central License.
Most Common FBO requiring Central License
- Turnover Criteria: The large FBO has an annual turnover of more than 20 crores, excluding the transporters. In a transporter case, the yearly turnover limit to seek a central licence is 30 crores.
- E-Commerce Operator: All E-Commerce operators, for example, Flipkart or amazon, need to take Central License. It does not mean that the merchants selling through such platforms also need a central license.
- Exporter or Importer & EOU Units: The FBO operates through 100 % Export Oriented Units and those involved in the export and import of food items, including food ingredients and additives for commercial use.
- Multi State Operators: Food Business Operators operating in two or more states must take appropriate FSSAI Registration or License in all the states and a Central License at the Head Office.
Other FBO Requiring FSSAI Central License
- All food processing units other than dairy units, vegetable oil, meat processing units & slaughter houses including relabellers & repackers having installed capacity more than 2 MT/day except grains, cereals & pulses milling units
- Hotel rated Five Star & above by the Ministry of Tourism (HRACC)
- Dairy units including milk chilling units equipped to handle or process more than 50,000 litres of liquid milk/day or 2500 MT of milk solid per annum
- Vegetable oil processing units & units producing vegetable oil by the process of solvent extraction & refineries including oil expeller units having installed capacity more than 2 MT per day.
- All slaughterhouses that are equipped to slaughter more than 50 large animals or 150 or more small animals including sheep & goats or 1000 or more poultry birds per day.
- Meat processing units equipped to handle or process more than 500 kg of meat per day or 150 MT per annum.
- Food catering services in establishments & units under Central government Agencies like Railways, Air & airport, Seaport, Defence etc.
- All food business operators manufacturing any article of food containing ingredients or substances or using technologies or processes or combination thereof whose safety has not been established through these regulations or which do not have a history of safe use or food containing ingredients which are being introduced for the first time into the country.
List of Documents for Central FSSAI License
The documents required for the grant of FSSAI License are prescribed differently for Non-Manufacturing FBO and for Manufacturing FBO. In the table below, we have categories for the list of documents required. Based on the nature of business, additional documents are needed, and the same is provided separately.
List of Documents for FSSAI Registration By
Company Documents
- Certificate of Incorporation
- MOA & AOA
- PAN Card
- List of Directors
- Board Resolution
- Form IX: Nomination Form
- List of Food Products
Documents of Directors & Nominee
- Government Issued Photo Identity Card
- Address Proof
- Email ID & Mobile Mo (For OTP)
- Educational Qualification
Proof of Address of Food Business
- Sale Deed/ Rent agreement
- Electricity Bill Not Older than two months
Note : A nominee is a person responsible for the compliances of Food laws, their rules, and regulations, for the Food Business.
All other documents that is prescribed for non manufacturing or non producing uits and the following additional documents
- The processing unit's blueprint/layout plan shows the metres/square metres and operation-wise area allocation dimensions.
- Photograph of Manufacturing/Production unit.
- List of Machinery and Equipment and along with the number, installed capacity and horsepower used.
- Water test Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) from a recognized/ public health laboratory to confirm the portability indicating the name of an authorized representative of Lab who collected the sample and date of collecting the sample(Not applicable if water is not being used as an ingredient)
- Recall Plan
Additional Documents Based on Activities are as under
Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of Vending water to be used as an ingredient in food in a Food Establishments, Club/Canteen or any. The report must be from a recognized public health laboratory. It is required to confirm the potability of water used in food. The water analysis report is to bear the date of collecting the sample and the name of the staff of Lab who collected the sample (It is applicable where water is used as an ingredient)
Recall Plan & Import Export Code (IEC). IEC certificate is a document issued by the Director-General Of Foreign Trade(DGFT).
Import Export Code certificate and Declaration that the applicant shall sell the products meant for export in the domestic market. Further, the export products must meet the standards of importing countries.
Recall Plan
List of Vehicle Registration Numbers
NOC from Manufacturers
Source or procurement plan for milk
Source of Raw Material and NOC from Municipal Corporation /local bod
NOC from Municipal Corporation/local body
Product Product Specification of each product mentioning the ingredients as per applicable Schedule of he alth supplement products and Nutraceutical in the prescribed format.
Composition of each product as per the prescribed format
Product Approval from FSSAI Hq for each product
Pesticide residues report of water for units engaged in manufacturing packaged drinking water, packaged Mineral water and carbonated water. The report must be from a recognized public health laboratory. It is required to confirm the potability of water used in food. The pesticide residue report is to bear the date of collecting the sample, the name of Lab staff who collected the sample and Source of raw water and the treatment plan.
FSSAI Annual Return
Every FSSAI Licensed FBOs involved in Manufacturing and Importing of Food Products including those engaged in manufacturing of Milk and Milk Products shall furnish online periodic annual returns with effect from FY 2020-21 as per notification dated 18th Dec 2020.
The returns shall be submitted online on Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) not beyond 31st May for each year. Every licensee shall file a separate return for each License, i.e. for each food unit. It is immaterial that the same Food Business Operator holds more than one License. Any delay in filing return beyond 31st May of each year shall attract a penalty of Rs 100 per day of delay.
Exemption From Annual Return under FSSAI
Food Business Operators (FBOs), including Petty Food Business Operators holding FSSAI Registration Certificate, are not required to submit annual returns.- Presently, the provision of annual return submission is not applicable for other Kind of Businesses (Such as Distributor, Wholesaler, Retailer, Storage, Transporter and Food. Services etc.)