Z, a resident of Bangalore, desires to set up a food manufacturing unit where he will cook variety of food items like Idly, Dosa, PaniPuri, Pongal, Dry Samosa, Club Kachori and many more with the help of imported & a

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) license is mandatory before starting any food business. All the manufacturers, traders, restaurants who are involved in food business must obtain a 14-digit registration or a license number which must be printed on food packages. FSSAI registration is required for all petty food business operators. Petty food business operator is any person or entity who: Manufactures or sells any article of food himself or a petty retailer, hawker, itinerant vendor or temporary stall holder; or Distributes foods including in any religious or social gathering except a caterer; or Other food businesses including small scale or cottage or such other industries relating to food business or tiny food businesses with an annual turnover not exceeding ₹12 lakhs and / or whose: Production capacity of food (other than milk and milk products and meat and meat products) does not exceed 100 kg/ltr per day or Procurement or handling and collection of milk is up to 500 litres of milk per day or Slaughtering capacity is 2 large animals or 10 small animals or 50 poultry birds per day or less. Hence based on the above requirement, Z has to apply for of a FSSAI registration before he start his food manufacturing business.