The Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 (FSSA), Rules & Regulations 2011

The Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Rules & Regulations 2011, a new act has come into force in place of earlier act “The Prevention and Food Adulteration Act 1954, Rules 1955” from 5th August 2011.

The Food safety and Standards Act, 2006 is defined as : An Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

According to this act, All Food Business Operators (FBO) in the country will be registered or licensed in accordance with the procedures laid down. The Petty Food Business Operators with an annual turnover not exceeding Rs.12 lakhs shall register themselves with the respective Registering Authority and the Food Business Operators with an annual turnover exceeding Rs.12 lakhs shall obtain license from the respective Licensing Authority.

As per provisions under FSSA (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011, the categories namely, Food vending services and Restaurants operating from Railway area are covered under Central Licensing Authority.

I. List of FBO who have been issued License :

S.NO Name of Food Business Place of food establishment Operator 1 Ahuja and Care catering – Pantry car of Train no. 01111dn/01112up and Rake 1 01114/01113 festival special train 2 Sevak Pravin Kumar Tea stall, Ratnagiri Railway station 3 Sevak Pravin Kumar Tea stall, Madgaon Railway station 4 M/s. Saraswati Rail Aahar Running room, Madgaon Railway station 5 M/s. Saraswati Rail Aahar Running room, Verna Railway station 6 M/s. Jubiliant Food Works Ltd Dominos Pizza stall, Madgaon Railway station 7 Jalamsingh Purohit Tea stall, Kudal Railway station 8 Jalamsingh Purohit Tea stall, Chiplun Railway station 9 Vaidehi N Kadam Tea stall, Chiplun Railway station 10 V M Shamsudheen Running room, Surathkal Railway station

Last updated – June 2021 11 Avinash Khatate Tea stall, Chiplun Railway station 12 Shekhar R Redij Tea stall, Ratnagiri Railway station 13 Shashikant Chavan Tea stall, Chiplun Railway station 14 Shashikant Chavan Tea stall, Chiplun Railway station 15 Shashikant Chavan Tea stall, Khed Railway station

II. Total no. of Registrations issued under the FSSAct 2006 : 14

Last updated – June 2021