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The food business operators looking to get registered for a food license will need to apply for the form B. It’s not that much of a difficult job to do. There’s just this one application to go through for either new or renewal of your food license.

A food license is a just a 14 digit number given as Registration number to you, which will be printed on every product you sell that has been known to be safe during registration process. This number will be unique and will be present for identification or recognition of your products.

What is food license?

The licensing and Registration of the food businesses is done under FSSAI. This Registration is an essential element for all the food business operators. These food business operators may be any one dealing with wholesale, manufacturing, supplies, trading or repackaging etc. There are a few types of food license Registrations. And the type of the food license you need to register with depends on the annual turnover of your supposed food

Food is an essential part of everyone’s lives. It gives a person the required energy and nutrients which facilitate healthy development which helps one to stay active, to move, work, think and learn. However, one must ensure that the food consumed is safe. “Food Safety” means to ensure that food is acceptable for human consumption; it provides an assurance regarding the safety of food and the process used in Industry. It prevents the food quality from the preparation to its final consumption. Food can cause various diseases like food poisoning, stomach aches, etc. Considering the importance of food safety there is a need to enact these standards and rules to confirm the safety. 

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 was established to regulate the food industry and for framing the laws relating to food and their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import and also established the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

Food Authority shall confirm the following