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Who are exempted from FSSAI registration?

Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation 2011 governs food business certification in India. FSSAI registration or license is required for all food business administrators in India engaged in producing, depository, conveyance, and distributing food products. However, some FBOs are exempted from FSSAI registration under FSS Regulation 2011. In this article, we will look at Who are exempted from FSSAI registration?

Synopsis of Exemption from FSSAI Registration

The following food business operators are exempted from obtaining Registration/ Incense from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India:
  • Individual members manufacturing or conducting food business activities from home for a registered Cooperative Society or Mahila Udyog or Self Help Group or Gruh Udyog, or any similar government-registered society
  • The Direct Selling entity is willing to take responsibility for its Direct Sellers and has given them written authorization to do so
  • A milkman/vendor registers with a Cooperative Society and sells his whole milk production to that society.
  • The delivery person, direct selling agent, or owner of food vending machines, water vending machines, food ATMs, or food carts.

The home food business is exempted from FSSAI registration?

FSSAI vide order 03-01/2012/Enf-I/FSSAI dated January 21st, 2015, exempted individual members manufacturing or conducting food business activities from home for the following entities to obtain FSSAI registration:
  • A registered Cooperative Society
  • Mahila Udyog
  • Gruh Udyog
  • Self Help Group
  • Any similar government-registered society
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