Overview of FSSAI Manufacturing License
Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) is an enhanced version of Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS) introduced in 2012 to issue FSSAI licenses and registrations across India. It has evolved slowly and organically in response to changing regulatory requirements. They retired the underlying technology and stopped providing technical support. Over the years, users have complained about the slowness of his FLRS, and software professionals have resisted new changes to his FLRS, hindering further improvements, extensions, and innovations in the licensing system. was Therefore, his transition from FLRS to FoSCoS was essential.
Based on the latest technology, FoSCoS has the vision to provide a modern ubiquitous IT platform across India to meet food safety regulatory requirements. FoSCoS is a comprehensive system integrated with other existing IT platforms of FSSAI, such as Food Safety Compliance through Periodic Inspection and Sampling (FoSCoRIS), Food Safety Connected Complaint Management System, Online Annual Returns Platform, Food Import Clearing System (FICS). designed as a system. , Indian Food Research Institute Network (InFoLNet), Audit Management System (AMS), Sentences and Penalties, Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC), Food Safety Mitra (FSM), etc. We will go through these integrations one by one. In the future, until resolved, FoSCoS will further evolve from a licensing platform to a unified compliance platform
Eligibility criteria for FSSAI Manufacturing License in India
If manufacturing/processing Dairy products, Vegetable Oil, Meat Products, Novel Food products and all food processing units including repackers.
- Dairy units
- Vegetable oil and processing units
- Slaughtering units
- Meat processing units
- Fish and Fish Products
- Food or Health Supplements and Nutraceuticals etc.
- General Manufacturing
- Proprietary Food
- Non-specified food and food ingredients
- Substances Added to Food
- Radiation Processing of Food
- 100 % Export Oriented units
- Exporter – Manufacturer
Documents required to obtain an FSSAI Manufacturing License
Documents may be different as per the eligibility criteria
- Partnership Deed/Self Declaration for Proprietorship/Memorandum & Articles of Association towards the constitution of the firm / Copy of certificate obtained under Coop Act-1861/ Multi State Coop Act-2002 in case of Cooperative
- Analysis report(Chemical & Bacteriological)of water to be used as ingredient in food from a recognized/ public health laboratory to confirm the potability indicating the name of authorized representative of Lab who collected the sample and date of collecting sample. (Not Applicable if water is not being used as ingredient)
- Recall Plan
- Photo I.D and address proof issued by Government authority of Proprietor/Partner/Director(s)/Authorised Signatory.
- List of Directors/Partners/Proprietor/Executive Members of Society/Trust with full address and contact details with nomination of authorized signatory
- Form IX: Nomination of Person as per Clause 2.5of FSS Rules, 2008 (Not applicable in case of Proprietor)
- Name and List of Equipment’s and Machinery along with the number, installed capacity and horsepower used
- Production unit photographs
- Proof of possession of premises. (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity bill, etc.)
- NOC From Manufacturer Relabeller
- Declare the compliance as per inspection checklist
- Blueprint/layout plan of the processing unit showing the dimensions in metres/square metres and operation-wise area allocation
- Annual audit report/FSMS Plan/Certificate/Self Declaration regarding FSMS
- Source or procurement plan for milk
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