Food units told to register business

All persons involved in the business of food manufacture, processing, packaging, transportation, distribution, storage and import and includes food services, catering services and sale of food or food ingredients, have been directed to get their businesses registered under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 (FSSA).
All small scale food business operators (FBO) have to be registered with the registering authority of the district and the bigger FBOs will have to obtain a licence from the designated officer of the district, according to a press release issued by the Commissioner of Food Safety, here on Saturday.
Penalty
Any person conducting business without licence/ registration shall be liable to prosecution/penalty, the commissioner said.
BIS packaged water
Any person who manufactures packaged drinking water/mineral water for sale without having BIS Certification is liable to a penalty not exceeding Rs 5 lakh, the commissioner said in another release.
He urged the general public to call ‘104' to seek clarification or lodge a complaint.