Any person or entity that does not not classify as a petty food business operator is required to obtain a FSSAI license for operating a food business in India. FSSAI license is of two types, State FSSAI License and Central FSSAI License. Based on the size and nature of the business, the licensing authority would change. Some of the types of entities that require FSSAI state license are:
1. Hotel providing lodging, meals and other guest services - upto four star rating.
2. Restaurants and bars having turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year
3. Club/Canteen
4. Caterers having turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year
5. Food vending agencies having upto 100 vending machines in only 1 state
6. Mid day meal caterers having turnover of upto Rs.20 crores
7. Mid day meal canteens having turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year
8. Food product marketers with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year
9. Food retailers with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year
10. Food suppliers with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year
11. Food product distributors with a turnover of upto Rs.20 crores per year
12. Food product wholesales with a turnover of upto Rs.30 crores per year
13. Food transporters having upto 100 vehicles and a turnover of upto Rs.30 crores per year
14. Dairy units processing over 500 liters of milk per day or 2.5 MT of milk solids per year
15. Vegetable oil processing units with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year
16. Slaughter house processing more than 50 poultry birds or 11 small animals or 3 large animals
17. Meat processing unit with a capacity of more than 500kg of meat per day or 150 MT of meat per year
18. All grains, cereals, pulses milling units without any limit on production capacity
19. Food manufacturing or processing or packing unit with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year or production capacity of more than 100kg or 100 liters per day
20. Cold storage unit with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year
21. Cold + Atmospheric Controlled Storage with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year
22. Storage unit with turnover of more than Rs.12 lakhs per year
1. Basic FSSAI Registration- Annual turnover of less than Rs. 12 Lakhs
2. State FSSAI Licence- Annual turnover between Rs.12 Lakhs- Rs. 20 crores
3. Central FSSAI Licence- Annual turnover more than Rs.20 crores
