{"id":10703,"date":"2020-06-15T12:29:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T06:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=10703"},"modified":"2020-11-26T15:04:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T09:34:11","slug":"responsibilities-of-food-business-operators-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/responsibilities-of-food-business-operators-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Responsibilities of Food Business Operators in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Responsibilities of food business operators are mostly concerned with adherence to essential requirements as well as following <em><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/guide-on-fssai-compliance\/\"><strong>FSSAI compliance<\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> The Indian government is too concerned about the <strong><em>quality of food products<\/em><\/strong> by analyzing whether the food business operators are complying with the guidelines of the <strong><em>Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006<\/em><\/strong> or not. The purpose behind the government surveillance is to <strong><em>ensure the protection<\/em><\/strong> of the <strong><em>health<\/em><\/strong> of the <strong><em>consumers<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FSSAI has drafted <strong><em>various FSSAI compliances<\/em><\/strong> that help food businesses in running in an efficient and smooth manner. FSSAI ensure that food available and getting distributed in the market is pure in all the way and would not cause any harmful effect on the consumers. Those <strong><em>food business enthusiasts<\/em><\/strong> who are waiting for the right moment to enter the food industry must follow compliances under FSSAI Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/responsibilities-of-food-business-operators-in-india\/#Duties_and_Responsibilities_of_Food_Business_Operators\" >Duties and Responsibilities of Food Business Operators<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/responsibilities-of-food-business-operators-in-india\/#Responsibilities_of_Food_Business_Operators-_Getting_FSSAI_Registration\" >Responsibilities of Food Business Operators- Getting FSSAI Registration&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/responsibilities-of-food-business-operators-in-india\/#Online_Training_Programme_for_Food_Business_Operators\" >Online Training Programme for Food Business Operators<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/responsibilities-of-food-business-operators-in-india\/#Take_Away\" >Take Away<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Duties_and_Responsibilities_of_Food_Business_Operators\"><\/span>Duties and Responsibilities of Food Business Operators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The duties and responsibilities of food business operators are\ndiscussed in the points given below-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>All food business operators must ensure that the <strong><em>commodities of food<\/em><\/strong> are in accordance with the <em><strong>Food Safety and Standards Act<\/strong><\/em><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/fssai.gov.in\/cms\/food-safety-and-standards-act-2006.php\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> commenced in <strong><em>2006<\/em><\/strong> and the regulations created herein at different stages of <strong><em>production, processing, import<\/em><\/strong>, as well as <strong><em>distribution and sale<\/em><\/strong> within the businesses in its control.<\/li><li>All the food business operators in India must <strong><em>not employ any person<\/em><\/strong> at work who is <strong><em>suffering<\/em><\/strong> from <strong><em>communicable, infectious or loathsome diseases<\/em><\/strong>. FBO&#8217;S need to observe the things with this regard, and thus, it comes under the responsibilities of food business operators.<\/li><li><strong><em>None of the food business operators in India shall store, manufacture, sell as well as distribute any article of food either himself or by any other person on his place- <\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-92.png\" alt=\"Responsibilities of Food Business Operators\" class=\"wp-image-10705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-92.png 582w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-92-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Food business operators must not involve\nthemselves in <strong><em>selling or offering for sale articles of food to any vendor<\/em><\/strong>\nunless he presents a <strong><em>guarantee in writing<\/em><\/strong> in the form\nprescribed by food business regulations about nature as well as the quality of\nsuch article to the vendor. <\/li><li>Where\nany food item which is not safe falls under the parts of a <strong><em>batch, consignment of the food<\/em><\/strong>\nof the similar <strong><em>class<\/em><\/strong> along with the <strong><em>description<\/em><\/strong>, it shall get surmised\nthat various food articles in that <strong><em>batch, consignment<\/em><\/strong> or <strong><em>lot<\/em><\/strong>\nis also marked as <strong><em>unsafe<\/em><\/strong>, unless heeding an assignment in detail in the time\nframe of the specified period. <strong><em>Furthermore, observations suggest that there\nis a lack of evidence available that the rest of the batch, consignment or lot\nis not safe: <\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>In the event, any <strong><em>congruity<\/em><\/strong> of a foodstuff\nwith <strong><em>special\nprovisions<\/em><\/strong> applicable in case of that food shall be free from prejudice\nto the authorities that are qualified enough in order to take <strong><em>appropriate\nmeasures<\/em><\/strong> to <strong><em>lay required restraints<\/em><\/strong> on the <strong><em>food<\/em><\/strong> that has got <strong><em>settled\nin the market<\/em><\/strong> or to <strong><em>demand its exit from the market<\/em><\/strong> for\nthe specific reasons to get stored in writing form where authorities of such\ntype suspect that, despite the conformity, the food is not fit for getting\nconsumed by human.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Responsibilities_of_Food_Business_Operators-_Getting_FSSAI_Registration\"><\/span>Responsibilities of Food Business Operators- Getting FSSAI Registration&nbsp; <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Getting <\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fssai-license\"><strong>FSSAI registration<\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong><em> is a basic license requirement for food business operators indulged in the small-scale food business. This category of registration encompasses the businesses given below- <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Any FBO with an annual turnover upto <strong><em>Rs 12 lakh <\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Any person who is involved in <strong><em>manufacturing<\/em><\/strong> as well as <strong><em>selling of food articles<\/em><\/strong> by himself<\/li><li><strong><em>Petty retailers<\/em><\/strong> dealing in various food products <\/li><li>Any individual or a person who distributes food at <strong><em>religious places or public gathering<\/em><\/strong>, except a caterer<\/li><li>Food sale activities performed by the <strong><em>temporary stallholder<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Cottage industries or small-scale industries<\/em><\/strong> involved in the food business and the other<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong> Business <\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong> Capacity <\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Food Production Capacity (Other than Meat\n  as well as Milk)\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>Up to 100\n  KG\/Ltr. Every day<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Slaughtering Capacity\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>2 Large\n  Animals or 10 Small Animals or Poultry Birds- 50 per day or less<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Procurement, along with, Handling and\n  Collection of Milk\n  <\/td><td>\n  <em>Up to 500\n  ltr. Per day<\/em>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FSSAI License Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Food business operators who are <strong><em>importers, exporters, and large manufacturers<\/em><\/strong> involved in <strong><em>large-scale food business<\/em><\/strong> must acquire <strong><em>FSSAI registration<\/em><\/strong> from <strong><em>central government<\/em><\/strong> and food business operators with <strong><em>small along with medium-sized<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>manufacturing units, traders, marketers, as well as transporters<\/em><\/strong>, etc., should take <strong><em>FSSAI registration<\/em><\/strong> from the <strong><em>state government.<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fssai-state-license\"><strong>State FSSAI license<\/strong><\/a> and Central FSSAI license belongs to the responsibilities of food business operators on the basis of business size. Food business operator should have a turnover in the range of <strong><em>Rs 12 lakh- Rs 20 crore<\/em><\/strong> in order to apply for <strong><em>state FSSAI License.<\/em><\/strong> On the other hand, food business operators with an annual turnover exceeding the towering figure of <strong><em>Rs 20 crore can apply for <\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/central-fssai-license\"><strong>Central FSSAI license<\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Online_Training_Programme_for_Food_Business_Operators\"><\/span>Online Training Programme for Food Business Operators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>FSSAI has launched an <strong><em>online training programme<\/em><\/strong>\nfor food business operators in India with intent to help the FBOs in <strong><em>maintaining\nhygiene<\/em><\/strong> as well as <strong><em>safety<\/em><\/strong> athwart the food supply chain\nagainst the grave challenges posed by <strong><em>Coronavirus Pandemic<\/em><\/strong>. The purpose\nbehind doing this is to make sure that food must reach the consumers end\nwithout any interruption.<\/li><li>FSSAI is gearing up with the concept of <strong><em>FoSCoS<\/em><\/strong>\nto <strong><em>simplify\nthe process of conducting business for food business operators. <\/em><\/strong>Also,\nit would enhance the user experience for users. <strong><em>FoSCoS is launched in India on\nJune 1, 2020, in States\/UTs of Odisha, Manipur, Goa, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu,\nPuducherry, Delhi, Ladakh, and Chandigarh at the fundamental level.<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_Away\"><\/span>Take Away <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To sum up, the prime responsibilities of food business operators covers <strong><em>compliance<\/em><\/strong> with <strong><em>legal requirements,<\/em><\/strong> along with ensuring the <strong><em>safety of their food products<\/em><\/strong>. All the food business operators must follow <strong><em>FSSAI compliance<\/em><\/strong> by considering it as the priority and obtain FSSAI license as well. At <em><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/\"><strong>Corpbiz<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a>family, we have got accomplished legal professionals who can play the role of a guide in your journey towards <strong><em>obtaining FSSAI license and FSSAI registration<\/em><\/strong> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/food-packaging-and-labelling-regulations\/\">\nFood Packaging and Labelling Regulations: The Complete Guide\n<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responsibilities of food business operators are mostly concerned with adherence to essential requirements as well as following FSSAI compliance. 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