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🍎 Article on *FSSAI* ✍👀
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🌽 *What is FSSAI?*🤔🙇‍♀

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is established to exercise the powers granted to, and to perform the functions assigned to, it under the Food Safety and Standards Act. It is called as the Food Authority. 🏢 The Food Authority is a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued. The Head office of FSSAI is located at Delhi and other regional offices are located in other states. We can consult in your Responsibilities, Liability, Food recall procedures with our years of experience. Register with us for FSSAI food license.🤝

FSSAI is under the control of Government of India and Ministry of Health and Family Affair. The FSSAI has been established under the *Food Safety and Security Act of 2006* that sets standards for food products based on science and regulates their production, storage, distribution, sales and imports to ensure they are safe for consumption.

🍑 *Licensing and registration of food business.*🕺🤔

No person shall commence or carry on any food business except under a license with exception of a tiny food business operator; but they shall register themselves with food authority. Get your FSSAI Food License here.😕😕

🍍 FSSAI license is basically a 14- Digit registration number which is printed on food packages.💁🏻🍱😊

🍍 Based on Annual Turnover a FBO has to either apply for simple registration in *FORM A*📝with FSSAI or apply for a License given by FSSAI in *FORM B.*🔖

🍌 *Annual Turnover*

*Registration/License*

⛳ Below 12 Lakhs🤔🤔
👉 *Registration FORM A*

⛳ 12 – 20 Lakhs👀👀🕵
👉 *State License FORM B*

⛳ *Above 20 Lakhs*🙄🙍‍♂
👉 *Central License FORM B*

🍍 Any FBO without FSSAI food license is liable to pay penalty for the offenses.💸The Act has defined *OFFENSES AND PENALTIES* related to food.Register now to ensure you are not liable for any offense and penalty thereof.

🍍 FSSAI gives the opportunity of applying for registration / License online all over India.Apply for FSSAI food License online.👩🏻‍💻👨🏻‍💻

🍍 State Licensing & Registration is issued by the state authorities operating in each state. List of states accepting the application online is highlighted below linked to the respective state pages.

🍓 *Why you should get FSSAI License?*🤷‍♂🤷‍♀🤔

👉There is a high degree of consumer confidence in safety & quality of food.

👉It helps to promote innovation in foods products.

👉It helps in removal of multiple regulations.

👉It facilitates trade without compromising consumer safety & a larger share.

*What is FSSAI all about?*

✍Decentralization of licensing for food products.

✍Simple and easy issue of license with time frame of *1 month.*

✍There is no license for small FBO’s, only registration is mandatory.

✍This act assures safety of consumer and ensures full compensation to victim in case of injury or death.

🕹 *Important Instructions*📮

Food Business Operator must be registered.®

If Food Business Operator is operating in more than 1 state, one additional Central License for Head Office is necessary.🌐😊

Importers are allowed to take one single central license at their Import Export Code address.🔖

Food Business Operator must obey the rules and conditions of registration.

*Importance of FSSAI License*

A food license by which is issued by the FSSAI is regarded as a permit which is required to operate a food related business and also in order to ensure good quality of food in your business and for the benefits one from government actions on non-compliances.But, some of the entrepreneurs oversee the importance of FSSAI license as to how this license can be used as an effective marketing tool in order to boost your business. As, any sound food business operator, you would want your business to be helped by any of the tool that could help to promote sales. You can use an FSSAI license for the same, in the following ways:

1. *Consumer awareness* In this age of information, the consumers have become more alert and informative about the quality of food which they eat. With the number of diets and increasing of the healthy eating food options, people are required to know as to what they are consuming is not just safe but is of really good quality. More so after the recent controversy with Maggi, are provingthe consumers have started to take the food safety standard seriously. Thus, foodare proving that they have the FSSAI license, which can give you an added advantage of a solid and an increase in the customer base.

2. *Legal Advantage*Most of the businesses identify getting an FSSAI license as an expensive, time consuming and an inconvenient process of documentation, thus they try to avoid getting the license. But, in reality, the process is not so cumbersome and there are a lot of consultancies that can help you get the license with ease. The actual cost which is required in order to achieve the license is less than what you will have to pay for in as the penalties if you are caught. It is thus advisable for any businessman to firstly 4 the license before you can even officially open your business.

3. *Using the FSSAI Logo* Once you have the license, you can skillfully use the FSSAI logo in your menu cards and also in the pamphlets in order to publicise your food’s superior quality over others. This however gives you an edge over the many food operators who are not having the license. All the packaged food are thus required to have an FSSAI number. The logo is seen as a mark of validity and also for assurance by the consumers. In fact, the selective customers is to consume food products specifically who are having the license. It helps you in developing a brand name.

4. *Business Expansion* When the time comes for your business to expand in other areas or outlets, you can easily do so with the use of your FSSAI license. The license will help you to establish your reputation and also qualification to grow your business in a new direction with ease. Moreover, the license can also make it easier for you to get bank loans and for funding which is required for expansion.

It is believed that there are more than 5 crore food businesses in the country while only 33 lakhs of them are registered with FSSAI. The importance of the quality standard is ever growing and it is beneficial in the short as well as in the long run for your business in order to have an FSSAI license.

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