Last date for registration ends today
The State government has appealed to the Centre to extend the deadline for securing licences or registrations by Food Business Operators (FBO), a mandatory requirement under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, by another six months.
The deadline fixed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) of India ends on Monday, February 4.
Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar said that he had written to the Centre seeking an extension of the deadline as an estimated one-and-a-half lakhs or more traders in the State were yet to be brought under the umbrella of the Food Safety wing through the registration/licensing process.
The Commissioner of Food Safety had earlier indicated that any person found to be engaging in food-related businesses without a licence or registration after the set deadline would have to face legal action as prescribed in the FSSA. This included a fine of up to Rs.5 lakhs and imprisonment of up to six months.
Till date over 25,000 FBO licences and over one lakh FBO registrations have been issued. Since January 15, the Food Safety wing has been organising licence/registration melas in all 69 taluks across the State. The process has been made online.
The State government has appealed to the Centre to extend the deadline for securing licences or registrations by Food Business Operators (FBO), a mandatory requirement under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, by another six months.
The deadline fixed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) of India ends on Monday, February 4.
Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar said that he had written to the Centre seeking an extension of the deadline as an estimated one-and-a-half lakhs or more traders in the State were yet to be brought under the umbrella of the Food Safety wing through the registration/licensing process.
The Commissioner of Food Safety had earlier indicated that any person found to be engaging in food-related businesses without a licence or registration after the set deadline would have to face legal action as prescribed in the FSSA. This included a fine of up to Rs.5 lakhs and imprisonment of up to six months.
Till date over 25,000 FBO licences and over one lakh FBO registrations have been issued. Since January 15, the Food Safety wing has been organising licence/registration melas in all 69 taluks across the State. The process has been made online.
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