{"id":32689,"date":"2021-07-08T11:42:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=32689"},"modified":"2025-02-12T18:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:45:22","slug":"documents-required-for-state-food-license-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/documents-required-for-state-food-license-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Documents required for State Food License in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">FSSAI plays a vital role in regulating food safety and standards in India. In fact, it is the only legit avenue that controls the supply chain of food and compels FBOs to follow its guidelines. FSSAI administers production, marketing, distribution, and trading food items in India. Every food venture in India is liable to obtain an FSSAI food license to legally operate in India. The <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fssai-license\" title=\"FSSAI License\"><strong>FSSAI license<\/strong><\/a> is available under three different categories, namely; basic FSSAI registration, State Food license, and <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/central-fssai-license\" title=\"Central FSSAI License\"><strong>Central FSSAI license<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; This write-up will give you a complete briefing on documents required for State Food License. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents to\nbe arranged for State Food License <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fssai-state-license\" title=\"State FSSAI License\"><strong>State FSSAI License<\/strong><\/a> needs to visit the FSSAI\u2019s online portal: <strong><em>FosCos<\/em><\/strong> and fill the relevant e-form. During online application filing, the portal will ask you to upload the document as mentioned below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Three passport size photographs of the business owner\/applicant. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify proof of the business owner\/applicant such as PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhar Card, and Driving License. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration of certification of the establishment. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Form IX Nominations: Form IX refers to a declaration form that confirms that the applicant has been legally nominated by the authorized signatory or the proprietor. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legit evidence reflecting the source of raw materials. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details pertaining to machinery &amp; equipment installed in the unit;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details of food items to be processed or packed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorization Letter reflecting the address and name of the liable person. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No-objection Certificate conferred by the <strong><em>Municipality<\/em><\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Municipality\"><strong><em>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Briefed plan regarding the Food Safety Management System.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A detailed briefing on the food items to be processed or prepared at the facility. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partnership Deed and Details of partners if the establishment is operating as a partnership firm. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a copy of Trust Deed and Trustees records if the establishment is operating as a registered deed <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorandum of Association, Article of Association, incorporation certificate, and detail of active directors if the establishment is operating as a Private or <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/public-limited-company-registration\" title=\"Public Limited Company Registration\"><strong>Public limited company<\/strong><\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details of all the members, if the applicant represents the Co-operative Society. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Star rating certificate authenticated by the Ministry of Tourism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you upload the aforesaid documents in the permissible file\nformat, you need to make online fee submission by clicking the relevant option.\nA confirmation message will ensure whether your payment processing has been successful\nor not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making payment doesn\u2019t necessarily ensure the instant disbursal of license.&nbsp;A successful payment message only confirms that your application has been considered for further scrutiny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this verification process, your place of business may be inspected by the designated officer for any non-conformity. It is needless to mention that your license request may be revoked if the said officer finds something offensive during the on-site inspection. For the successful obtainment of the license, your paperwork must be on point. <\/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\/all-that-you-need-to-know-about-fssai-state-license\/\">All you need to know About FSSAI State License <\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important\nFacts regarding the State Food License <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Hotels rendering lodging and\nmeals as a part of their services and have up to 4 stars ratings need to get\nthis license. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food Vending agencies having up\nto 100 vending machines in only one state\/UT are mandated to avail State Food\nLicense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dairy Units having a production\ncapacity of 10001-50000 liters\/day are needs to abide by the FSSAI rules and obtain\na state food license. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The registration fees for Vegetable\nOil Processing units having 1-2 MT\/day of production capacity has been capped\nat Rs 5000. Similarly, processing unit producing oil below the said capacity\nneeds to submit a&nbsp; registration fee of Rs\n3000 for getting a state food license<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meat processing units producing\nmore than 500kg meat\/day are required to submit registration fees of Rs 3000 to\nget this license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penalty for Breaching\nFSSAI\u2019s Norms <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any non-conformity with\nFSSAI\u2019s norms could be detrimental to your business. Running the food business\nin the absence of this license could incur a considerable penalty and may also\ndisrupt your market presence. The designated officers can make a surprise visit\nto the premises to make some legal checks. If the said officer manages to find\nsomething that breaches the underlying norms in one way or another then\npenalties would be levied accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The following penalties would be levied on the defaulters against the nature of offense mentioned in the table. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong>S.No<\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Particulars<\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Fine (INR)<\/strong><strong><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1\n  <\/td><td>\n  Food quality is\n  not in line with the&nbsp;compliancesgiven in the act\n  <\/td><td>\n  2,00,000\n  Petty manufacturer\n  \u2013 25,000\/-\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  2\n  <\/td><td>\n  Below par food\n  quality\n  <\/td><td>\n  5,00,000\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  3\n  <\/td><td>\n  Food items lacking\n  proper branding \n  <\/td><td>\n  3,00,000\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  4\n  <\/td><td>\n  Falsified advertisement\n  or deceptive description\n  <\/td><td>\n  10,00,000\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  5\n  <\/td><td>\n  Food is\n  contaminated on purpose\n  <\/td><td>\n  1,00,000\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  6\n  <\/td><td>\n  Breaching the\n  orders of Food safety officer \n  <\/td><td>\n  2,00,000\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><td>\n  Unhygienic\n  processing or manufacture\n  <\/td><td>\n  1,00,000\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Issuance of FSSAI food license largely revolves around annual turnover criteria. However, in some cases, it takes other parameters like production capacity and scale of business into account. In case if you need more clarity on documents required for State Food License then do not hesitate to connect with <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/\"><strong>CorpBiz\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> experts. <\/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\/fssai-registration-for-food-marketing-company\/\">An Overview on FSSAI Registration for Food Marketing Company <\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FSSAI plays a vital role in regulating food safety and standards in India. In fact, it is the only legit avenue that controls the supply chain of food and compels FBOs to follow its guidelines. FSSAI administers production, marketing, distribution, and trading food items in India. Every food venture in India is liable to obtain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":32709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[150],"tags":[1853],"acf":{"service_id":"318"},"authorName":"Pankaj Tyagi","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-42.jpg","authorDescription":"Pankaj has a diverse experience of writing research papers, blog, and articles during his college time. 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