Documents required for Food Manufacturing / Processing Units

FSSAI Registration for Food Manufacturing/ Processing units

• Any food business operator that is in the business of manufacturing, processing, storing, distributing and sale of food must mandatorily apply for and have an FSSAI Registration / License.
• Same way all the Food Manufacturing units and Food processing units including packer / Re packer, Re-labeller requires to get FSSAI registration/ license.
• Manufacturing/Processing Unit means a person/entity which owns or operates an establishment that manufactures or processes a food product.
• Repacking means packing of food products into different sizes with labeling after doing minimal processing as required like sorting, grading, sieving etc. from wholesale packages. The food product is not manipulated & the composition or formulation is not affected or changed.

Documents required for FSSAI registration of Food Manufacturing/ Processing units

Basic documents required for FSSAI License

• Photo Identity of the Food Business Operator.
• Proof of the complete possession of premises (e.g. Rental Agreement ).
• A Partnership Deed or a Certificate of Incorporation.
• List of food products (that would be inputs as well as the final menu) to be dealt with.
• A detailed food safety management plan.

The documents required for FSSAI registration by Packer / Re-packer

• List of Directors with full address and contact details (mandatory for companies only).
• Name and List of Equipment and Machinery along with the number, installed capacity and horse power used (mandatory for manufacturing and processing units only).
• Photo I.D and address proof issued by the Government authority of Proprietor/Partner/Director(s)/Authorized Signatory.
• Blueprint/layout plan of the processing unit showing the dimensions in meters/square meters and operation-wise area allocation.
• Proof of possession of premises. (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity bill, etc.).
• Partnership Deed/Self Declaration for Proprietorship/Memorandum & Articles of Association towards the constitution of the firm.
• Form IX: Nomination of Persons by a Company along with the Board Resolution.

The documents required for FSSAI registration by Relabeller

• Proof of Expected Annual Turnover(self-attested).
• List of Directors with full address and contact details.
• Photo I.D and address proof issued by the Government authority of Proprietor / Partner / Director(s) / Authorized Signatory.
• Proof of possession of premises. (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity bill, etc.).
• Partnership Deed/Self Declaration for Proprietorship/Memorandum & Articles of Association towards the constitution of the firm.
• Form IX: Nomination of Persons by a Company along with the Board Resolution.
• NOC & Copy of License from manufacturer

The documents required for FSSAI registration by Food Manufacturing and Processing Units

• Blueprint/layout plan of the processing unit showing the dimensions in meters/square meters and operation-wise area allocation (mandatory for manufacturing and processing units only).
• List of Directors with full address and contact details (mandatory for companies only).
• Name and List of Equipment and Machinery along with the number, installed capacity and horse power used.
• Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of water to be used as ingredient in food from a recognized/ public health laboratory to confirm the potable.
• Upload Production unit photograph 6. Photo I.D and address proof issued by the Government authority of Proprietor / Partner /Director(s) / Authorized Signatory.
• Proof of possession of premises. (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity bill, etc.).
• Partnership Deed/Self Declaration for Proprietorship/Memorandum & Articles of Association towards the constitution of the firm.
• Form IX: Nomination of Persons by a Company along with the Board Resolution.

Note: In case of water is ground water then NOC from CGWA is necessary to be submitted accordingly

Validity of FSSAI Registration

• FSSAI licenses issued to food businesses are valid for a period of 1 to 5 years as chosen by the Food Business Operator.
• It is mandatory to apply for license renewal 30 days before the expiry of the existing license.
• Non-renewal of licenses can fetch a fine of Rs.100 per day until the renewal is done .
• Any lapse in renewal within the stipulated date can result in the old license becoming deactivated and businesses will have to apply for a fresh license.

Suggested Read: The process for FSSAI registration of Food Manufacturing and Processing Units.