Bathinda, March 12
The Health Department today started the online registration of food business operators under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Act.
Under the project, the department issued the first licence to Kewal Chand Sharma, a shopkeeper at Bhagu Road. District Health Officer and Nodal Officer under the FSSAI Dr Raghubir Singh Randhawa said the online facility will limit food operator’s visit to the health authorities.
“From the time of applying for registration or licence, till the inspections are conducted, the business operators will have to visit our office just once to give a hard copy and collect his licence or registration number,” he said.
Dr Randhawa said the business operator will have to register online through the website www.foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in Thereafter, he would be given a self-generated password and a login account using which he can see the status of his application. Within 15 days of applying online, hard copies will have to be submitted at the nodal officer’s office.
In the meantime, the district nodal officer will be informed about the application filed through the online system.
For the issuance of registration number, the food safety officer will conduct inspection and issue the number. However, for issuing licence, the inspection report will be verified by the nodal officer.
Since its introduction around two years ago, 620 licences and 4,000 registration numbers have been issued in the district.
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