FSSAI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is an autonomous body which works under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI. FSSAI Registration or License is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety. In this artical, we have discussed the whole FSSAI registration process for Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals and Novel Foods.
FSSAI registration: FSSAI registration is a 14-digit registration Number or a Food license number which must be printed on food packages or Displayed in Premises. This 14 digit FSSAI license number gives data about the producer’s permit or enrollment subtle elements, and the assembling state.
Health Supplements: The health supplements shall contain concentrated source of one or more nutrients and substances from animal origin or other similar substances with known and established nutritional or beneficial physiological effect, which are presented as such and are offered alone or in combination, but are not drugs.
Nutraceuticals: Nutraceutical is a combination of ‘nutrition’ and ‘pharmaceutical’, and refers to a food or food product that reportedly provides health benefits. According to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a nutraceutical is a food product that provides physiological benefit and helps maintain good health.
Novel food: Novel food is a food that may not have a history of human consumption or may have any ingredient used in it which or the source from which it is derived, may not have a history of human consumption or a food or ingredient obtained by new technology with an innovative engineering process, where the process may cause significant change in the composition or structure or size of the food or food ingredients which may alter the nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances.
Note 1: Under the Food safety and standard Act, 2006 (FSSAI act) one cannot deal in Health supplements, Nutraceuticals and Novel foods without an FSSAI Licence.
Note 2: To get the FSSAI license for Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals and Novel foods, the applicant must have prior Product Approval / NOC from FSSAI.
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After filing up the form applicant needs to attach the required documents like applicant I’d and address proof, business address proof, FSMS declaration, Simple declaration, and many others as per the type of license.
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