The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on 30th September 2021 has decided to enable Food businesses to migrate from State License to Central License or vice versa without change in the FSSAI License number. To facilitate the food businesses in retaining the existing License/Registration number, even if they change the location of food unit, it has been decided to enable the relevant provision for changing the State/UT or District in FoSCoS while applying for modification of FSSAI License/Registration.
At the time of applying modification for change in jurisdiction, an automatic online application for transfer to be sent to existing authority, which needs to be scrutinized within 15 days of receiving of application. No comments on the transfer application by existing authority within 15 days would result in auto-approval. Then the application shall move to destined licensing/registering authority who shall scrutinize the same.
Once approved, the license with its record/history shall shift to the destined licensing authority. If rejected, the license shall continue with the existing licensing authority (with no refund of license fee)
This policy shall come into effect with immediate effect.
