The FSSAI has issued an order dated 16 June 2021 regarding extension of period for modification of License by existing FSSAI licensed manufactures without modification fee.
- The FSSAI has referred to its order dated 29 October, 2020 regarding modification of license by existing FSSAI Licensed manufacturers without modification fee up to 30 June 2020. The FSSAI had provided up to 30 June as a window for modification of license.
- With the approval of the competent authority the FSSAI has now decided to again extend the time period for the modification of license by existing FSSAI licensed manufacturers, without any modification fee till 31 October, 2021
- Further to this the FSSAI has also decided the FSSAI Licensed Manufacturers, who do not modify the license by 31 October 2021, shall be permitted to apply for modification of their FSSAI license with fee up to 31 December 2021. Thereafter, no modification of License would be permitted with effect from 1 January 2022.
- Also, the FSSAI Licensed Manufacturers shall not be permitted to apply for the renewal of their license with effect from 1 January 2022 in case of non-compliance with this order of the FSSAI.
Previous Modification Order
Some important highlights of the previous FSSAI order that was issued for modification of License by Existing FSSAI Licensed Manufactures upon Launch of FoSCoS in May 2020.
In case of existing FBOs, holding valid licenses for manufacturing of food products, they shall be required to modify their existing license upon migrating to new system i.e., FoSCoS (https://foscos.fssai.gov.in) by selecting the products from an available list of standardised products.
The change is only for manufacturer (including re-packer, re-labeller) of the food products. Manufacturer will have to select a standardized product only, out of the list provided on the licensing platform. The standardised product shall have its classification as per food category system indicated for convenience. In case, your selected food product does not fall under standardized product, then the manufacturing FBO will have to apply under Proprietary Food, Non-specified Food or Supplements/Nutraceuticals as the case may be. In these cases, the text box approach will continue.
Category 99 is a residual category for licensing purpose for products such as additives/processing aids/enzymes etc. the text box approach for category 99 will continue.
A new category 100 is being created only for the purpose of licensing, wherein standardised products, where the Food Category System has not been mapped, will be listed.
Under the Food category 0 – Ready to eat Savouries and l6.0 – Prepared Food, there are no standardized food products; hence a manufacturer (say of ready to eat packets) needs to take Central Licence under Proprietary Food Category.
Licensing for all Kinds of Businesses (KoBs) other than manufacturing, such as catering (food services), transporter, wholesaler, storage, e-Commerce etc. will continue to be on the basis of broad food product categories.
Those manufacturers who have licences in wrong food category or have a license for non-standardized products as standardized food products in the previous system, will be required to get their license modified.
Source : FSSAI
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