The food business operators who are covered under the criteria of state license, the eligibility of which has been defined as per the table clarifying items under the Central/State Licensing & Registration by the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India. The table includes suggestions from various stakeholders.
S. No. |
Food Processing Units |
Existing Criteria for the State License based on capacity/turnover |
Suggestions
|
1 | Dairy Units including milk chilling units equipped to handle or process | More than 500 and upto 50000 LPD per day | 501 to 50,000 LPD of milk or more than 2.5 MT to 2500 MT of milk solids per annum |
2 | Vegetable Oil processing units and units producing vegetable oil by the process of solvent extraction and refineries including oil expeller unit | Upto 2 MT per day and having turnover of more than 12 lacs per annum | Upto 2 MT per day and above 100 Ltr /Kg per day |
3 | Slaughtering units | Large animals: More than 2 & upto 50
Small animals: More than 10 & upto 150
Poultry birds: More than 50 & upto 1000 per day
|
No change suggested |
4 | Meat processing units | Upto 500 kg meat per day or 150 MT per annum | No change suggested |
5 | All food processing units other than mentioned above including repackers | More than 100kg/ Itr & upto 2 MT/day
All grains, cereals & pulses milling units |
No change suggested |
6 | Storage (Except Controlled Atmosphere+ Cold ) | Having capacity – upto 50,000 MT | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 30 crores/annum |
7 | Storage ( Cold + Refrigerated ) | Having capacity of more than 10,000 MT | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 30 crores/annum |
8 | Storage (Controlled Atmosphere + Cold | Having capacity of more than 1,000 MT | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 30 crores/annum |
9 | Wholesaler | Turnover of upto 30 crores per annum | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 30 crores/annum |
10 | Retailer | Turnover of upto 20 crore s per annum | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 20 crores/annum |
11 | Distributor | Turnover of upto 20 crores per annum | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 20 crores/annum |
12 | Supplier | Turnover of upto 20 crores per annum | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 20 crores/annum |
13 | Caterer | Turnover of upto 20 crores per annum | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 20 crores/annum |
14 | Dhaba or any other food vending establishment | Turnover of more than 12 lacs per annum | No change suggested |
15 | Club/canteen | Turnover of more than 12 lacs per annum | No change suggested |
16 | Hotel | Upto 4 Star | No change suggested |
17 | Restaurant | Turnover of upto 20 Crores | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 20 crores/annum |
18 | Transporter | Having upto 100 vehicle / wagon or Turnover of upto 30 crores | Having upto 100 vehicle/ wagon or Turn over more than 12 lacs and upto 30 crores/annum |
19 | Marketer | Turnover of upto 20 crores | Turnover more than 12 lacs and upto 20 crores/annum |
Please note:
1. In case FBO is operating in two or more states, he/she has to obtain one additional Central License for Head Office/ Registered Office and separate license/registration for each location as per eligibility criteria for particular location as mentioned above either from State or Centre.
2. Each location will be issued separate license/registration (except transporter where one license/registration will be issued for all vehicle of single transporter)
Krishan Rai says
We applied for new licence in state category after submission the DD to favor of FSSAI as licence fees but after one month ago status is still showing on the portal of FSSAI the processing not started in this case what should do for start further process.
Manager , Panthanivas,OTDC Ltd., Rourkela says
We have registered in FSSAI food licencing in Sundargarh district in odisha state. Our Licence No- 12016030000478 in favour M.D. OTDC. So how could we renew this licence
FSH Team says
You can renew your license through online process on the given portal – https://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in/index.aspx
kiruthiga says
if i will starting a business of spice preparation in tamilnadu how to taken a license. Please guide me and explain the process for taking license.
FSH Team says
You can go through the following url to apply for license – https://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in/index.aspx
For more information regarding Licensing/Registration – https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Compendium_Licensing_Regulations.pdf
Kritika says
I want to open a regional sweet shop where i would prepare the sweets and sell in mumbai.
Please confirm what license is requiried and the process/fees to get same.
Siddharth Deo says
Does the person who applies for the FSSAI license need to have an educational qualification like MSc
Dev Raj Gupta says
1.Can we have loan licence under FSSAI?
2. Can we run manufacturing unit in rented premises?