Registration of food outlets made mandatory in Himachal

Sunday Jan 19, 2014, Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to make online licensing and registration of all food business establishments in the state mandatory from February 4 this year, an official spokesman said here.

“All food business operators including pansari shop, dhaba, restaurant, hotel, guest house, canteen, stall owners, meat shop owners, civil supply shop, wine shop, canteens of railway, airport, military and para-military, government and semi-government establishments, would have to register their businesses, besides getting online licence by February 4,” the spokesman said. He said those failing to register their establishments by February 4 would be imposed a fine of Rs 100 per day under the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006.