Kerala - Obtain a Business License or Permit for Food Manufacturing Unit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain a Business license or permit for Food manufacturing unit you can approach the Commissioner of Food Safety / Officer-In-Charge for Food Safety.
2. To know the contact details click here: Contact link
3. You can download the application Form-B from the following link: Form B.
4. Please make sure you are eligible to make the application by going through the eligibility criteria provided under the “Eligibility” section of this page.
5. First download the Form-B from the link and fill all the required informations and you need to submit the form to the Commissioner Food safety department. Contact is mentioned above.
6. Please complete the application form and make sure you have all the documents that are listed under “Required Documents” section of this page.
7. Pay the appropriate fees and submit the form to the Commissioner of Food and Safety Department.
8. The authorities may visit the facility and make sure the quality and standards are maintained according to standards.
9. It may take 7 to 30days for processing of the application.
10. The authorities may visit the facility and make sure the quality and standards are maintained according to standards.
11. Once the application is accepted and if the authorities are satisfied with the documents provided and standards maintained the department will issue the license.
    
    

Apply Online:

1. To apply License for Food manufacturing online, you can use the FOSCOS website. Please click the following link: FOSCOS Website
2. Click the “Login-Businesses” tab and Under User sign-in Box enter your Application Ref. No./License No./Certificate No. and Click on the “Proceed” button to login.
3. If you are a new user, then Click on the "Do you want to apply for New License/Registration" and click on the "Apply for License/Registration" tab in the new page.
4. Next select the state from the dropdown list box and read the Note.
5. Next select the type of Business, Now Select the annual turnover of your business. After that Click on the “Proceed” tab.
6. On the next page, Click on the “Click here to apply State License for all Businesses”.
7. Next Form-B page will be displayed, fill all the required information under premises details section and Click on the “Save & Next” tab.
8. On the Production selection page, fill all the details for DGFT Authentication and Click on the “Proceed with DGFT validation” to authenticate the details.
9. Next Click on the “Save” to save the authenticated details. After Successfully Proceeding with DGFT validation, Click on the “Save & Next”.
10. Next fill all the Communication details and Click on the “Save & Next”.
11. Under required documents section upload all the relevant documents and Click on the “Save & Next”.
12. Next pay the fees and submit the application.
13. After Successful Completing the payment, a receipt will be generated with a 17-digit reference number make a print of it and keep it safe for future reference.
14. You can track the application through the Home page.
15. This application will be processed by them and they will notify you through your e-mail or by SMS.

Apply through mobile app:

1. The applicant willing to Obtain a Business License or Permit for Food Manufacturing Unit must download the mobile app Food Safety Connect App.
2. The applicant can download the app from play store using the following Link: link
3. Once downloaded, the applicant must click the button “Apply for license” in the main page.
4. Then the applicant has to select their respective state from the dropdown menu where premises is located for which License/Registration will be obtained.
5. Next select the type of Business, Now Select the annual turnover of the business. After that Click on the “Proceed” tab.
6. On the next page, click on the “Click here to apply Central License for all Businesses”.
7. Next Form-B page will be displayed, fill all the required information under premises details section and Click on the “Save & Next” tab.
8. On the Production selection page, fill all the details for DGFT Authentication and Click on the “Proceed with DGFT validation” to authenticate the details.
9. Next Click on the “Save” to save the authenticated details. After Successfully Proceeding with DGFT validation, click on the “Save & Next”.
10. Next fill all the Communication details and Click on the “Save & Next”.
11. Under required documents section upload all the relevant documents and Click on the “Save & Next”.
12. Next pay the fees and submit the application.
13. After Successful Completing the payment, a receipt will be generated with a 17-digit reference number make a print of it and keep it safe for future reference.
14. You can track the application through the home page.
15. This application will be processed by them and they will notify you through your e-mail or by SMS.

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Required Documents

• ID proof and Address proof
• One Photo of the Food manufacturer
• Identity Proof Documents such as Ration Card, Department Issued ID, PAN Card, Passport, Senior Citizen Card, Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Voter ID Card
• Affidavit
• Declaration of Food Safety Management Plan
• A layout of the manufacturing unit
• A layout plan of the processing unit
• List of food categories
• Water testing report from ISI approved facility
• No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the owners or the partners
• Medical Certificates of Employees
• Source of raw material
• Pesticide residue report of water.
• List of machines with names which are used in manufacturing
• Form.

Office Locations & Contacts

Commissioner of Food Safety,Office of Commissioner of Food Safety,

Thycaud P.O., Thiruvanthapuram-695014.

Tel: 0471-2322833,2322844

Fax: 0471-2322855

[email protected]

Contact details: Click Here

Eligibility

• Click the following link to know the eligibility : Eligibility link1 and

Eligibility link2.

Fees

• Please use the following link for fees details: Fees link.

Validity

License is Valid for 5 years.

Documents to Use

Application form.

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

It may take 7 to 30days for processing of application.

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Name of the person.
• E-mail Id.
• Phone number.

Need for the Document

• To start a Food business you need to get FSSAI license.
• The FSSAI license is needed for all activities linking to Manufacture, Process, Storage, Packaging and Distribution of foods.

Information which might help

• State Food license is issued to the local food business operating in a particular state in India.
• It is mandatory for food businesses operators whose yearly turnover is more than 12 lakhs and less than 20 crores.
• A state license is generally issued for medium scale businesses like storage, distributor, wholesaler, caterer, supplier, food labellers and dairy units etc.
• Carry all the necessary documents.
• Make a photocopy of your filled form for future reference.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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