Food License – FSSAI Registration in India is compulsory for any kind of food business activity. FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) License required to carry food business operation from the ministry of health and family welfare. Food operation business involves the selling of food items, processing, and manufacturing of food items, restaurants, selling homemade food, etc. In addition, FSSAI is compulsory for selling food through online food delivery apps like Zomato, Swiggy, Uber Eats, Food Panda. However, the person who is selling only Packet Food Manufactured by others (who is having FSSAI License) does not require to obtain a food license. There are three types of food licenses basic, state, and central depend on the turnover and activity you required to get register your food business.
Recently Food License governing body renamed as Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS).