The district administration has asked food business operators (FOBs) to register themselves with the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department and obtain a licence, failing which action will be taken against them.
Collector S. Prabhakar said that Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have made it mandatory under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for them to obtain licence for operating their business.
There are 18,002 government and private food business operators in the district of which 1,829 had registered themselves, and 7,864 had obtained licence.
Food business operators include food manufacturers, stockists, transporters, tea shops, bakeries, roadside eateries, meat sellers, fruit and vegetable sellers, hotels, canteens in educational institutions, marriage halls, people who sell flour, provision shops, distributors, oil producers and sellers, private milk storage companies, flour mills, persons involved in export and import, cold storage units, wholesale distributors, manufacturers of beverages and other food businesses.
The Collector said that action will be taken against operators who were functioning without registration or licence. Operators can contact the Office of the District Designated Officer functioning at the Erode Government Hospital premises on Mondays and Fridays either in person from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. or through WhatsApp number 99439-84071.
Online forms are available at www.fssai.gov.in
Public can lodge complaints related to the food items at 0424-2223545 or through WhatsApp at 94440-42322.
Collector S. Prabhakar said that Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have made it mandatory under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for them to obtain licence for operating their business.
There are 18,002 government and private food business operators in the district of which 1,829 had registered themselves, and 7,864 had obtained licence.
Food business operators include food manufacturers, stockists, transporters, tea shops, bakeries, roadside eateries, meat sellers, fruit and vegetable sellers, hotels, canteens in educational institutions, marriage halls, people who sell flour, provision shops, distributors, oil producers and sellers, private milk storage companies, flour mills, persons involved in export and import, cold storage units, wholesale distributors, manufacturers of beverages and other food businesses.
The Collector said that action will be taken against operators who were functioning without registration or licence. Operators can contact the Office of the District Designated Officer functioning at the Erode Government Hospital premises on Mondays and Fridays either in person from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. or through WhatsApp number 99439-84071.
Online forms are available at www.fssai.gov.in
Public can lodge complaints related to the food items at 0424-2223545 or through WhatsApp at 94440-42322.
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