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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced amendments to its licencing framework, granting imperishable validity to nutrient licence, and revising turnover limits, successful a determination aimed astatine easing regulatory compliance for nutrient businesses crossed the country.
Welcoming the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2026, the Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association said the long-awaited determination would substantially trim bureaucratic burden, peculiarly eliminating the request for periodic licence renewals for tiny and mean nutrient concern operators.
Under the revised norms, which came into effect connected April 1, 2026, FSSAI licences and registrations volition stay valid indefinitely unless suspended, cancelled, oregon voluntarily surrendered. Earlier, nutrient concern operators were required to renew their licence each year, the relation stated.
With respect to yearly turnover, businesses with an yearly turnover:
of up to ₹1.5 crore volition present necessitate lone registration with FSSAI (earlier capped astatine ₹12 lakh)
between ₹1.5 crore and ₹50 crore volition autumn nether the State licence category
exceeding ₹50 crore volition necessitate a Central licence
With the revised limit, businesses earning up to ₹1.5 crore annually volition nary longer request a licence, but indispensable registry with FSSAI, the relation stated.
Existing nutrient concern operators volition beryllium allowed to migrate to the caller strategy done the FoSCoS portal, portion the jurisdiction of licencing authorities remains unchanged.
Association President C. Narayanagowda described the amendment arsenic ‘much-needed relief’ that volition amended easiness of doing concern successful the nutrient industry.
