Business operators performing E-Commerce activities are covered under Section 3 of the FSS Act, 2006 and it is necessary to obtain FSSAI License for such businesses under the E-Commerce category.

Both of these Acts were put in place to prescribe standards for various types of food businesses and to maintain the culture of safe and healthy food in the country.

This article describes various penalties as provided in the FSSAI Act.

He must file an online application and the prescribed fee to be submitted via demand draft at the FSSAI office in New Delhi.

List of Mandatory Documents: Details (with name, ID, full address, and contact) for: Directors or  Partners or Proprietor or Members of Society or  Trust Authorized Signatory List of: Machinery/equipment (their registration number, working capacity, and power usage) Food to be manufactured Certificate by Cooperatives (Coop – 1861/Multi-State Coop Act – 2002) Declaration/Undertaking by Food operators Form B (attested by the Proprietor/Partner/Authorized member) Authority letter by the manufacturer nominating the person (along with details of an alternative person) Self-Declaration (for Proprietorships) Copy of License from manufacturer NOC from manufacturer NOC from Municipality or local body Food Safety Management System Plan Form IX: Details of persons nominated by the Company and copy of Board Resolution Analysis report of water portability to be used in food.

The FSSAI license acts as a measure for ensuring the proper quality of the food articles being provided by the FBO.

Fulfill the conditions of the License for Food Businesses The FBO must at all times comply with the conditions of the License as specified in the Act and Regulations.

  Step 5: The Registration Certificate along with the photo ID card must be displayed at a prominent place at all times by the FBO, as issued by the Registering Authority.

Yet the Regulations provide for certain categories of e-commerce entities that may not require a license under the Act.

The importer of food products must at all times comply with the rules and regulations laid down by the Act before importing the food products into the country.