Innovation:Registration and licensing for food business operators can now be done online.
For the convenience of food business operators (FBO),
obtaining registration and licence certificate from the Food Safety
Department has been made easy with an online process of submitting
applications being initiated in the district.
T.
Anuradha, Designated Officer, Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug
Administration Department said that as per The Food Safety and Standards
Act, 2011, it is mandatory that the FBOs register themselves with the
department.
They have been submitting applications manually till now.
The
new system enables the operators to log onto websitewww.fssai.gov.inand
enter the particulars for obtaining the food safety licence.
The
FBO’s have to apply for registration certificate if the annual turnover
is below Rs. 12 lakh and obtain licence if the turnover is Rs. 12 lakh.
She
said that applications received online will be forwarded to the Food
Safety Officers who in turn will carry out inspections and issue
certificates.
The new process would help in speeding up the process and issue licences at the earliest, she added.
“All the 14,000 registrations made already would be updated in the system,” she added.
Food
business operators had already been informed that new registration
numbers would be issued to them instead of the already-issued number
during the manual process.
Food safety officers will carry out inspections and issue certificates
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