The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on 6th April 2022 has warned the FoSTaC training partner, trainer or assessor not to use FSSAI and FoSTaC logos in any form without permission, failing which they will be blacklisted/banned by FSSAI without any show cause notice. FSSAI has not authorized any FoSTaC training partner, trainer or assessor to use FSSAI or FoSTaC logo on ID cards, pamphlet, brochure, cash receipts, email signature, visiting cards, profile pictures on social media, etc. As such unauthorised use of FSSAI and FoSTaC logos in any manner is unlawful and subject to legal action.
A number of complaints/representations have been received from various Restaurant, Trade Associations, Small Shopkeepers etc., that persons with ID card having FSSAI logo and/or FoSTaC logo on it have been visiting their premises; asking them to show food registration/license certificate; forcing them to undergo training under FoSTaC to get Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) certificate; and, threatening them for charging heavy penalty for disobey.
Person engaged by Training Partners, Trainers and Assessors or any other person except Officials appointed by Government of India vide gazette notification issued from time to time, are not authorized to inspect premises of Food Business operators (FBOs) for checking food license & registration certificate. Any person or entity, if found doing so, will be banned from the FSSAI empanelment without any show cause notice and legal action may also be taken against them.
However, Training Partners, Trainers and Assessors can use FoSTaC logo only on banner which is used while giving training under FoSTaC program to Food Safety Supervisors.
