Licenses and Registrations

 

All the food businesses are required to obtain a license from the authority under the Food Safety & Standard Act, 2006 which repealed various food laws and orders such as the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. This is the foremost important license to start a food business and we help you in obtaining a fresh license and other associated services such as - Renewal of the license, modification of license, annual return submission, surrender/transfer of license and change of license from the state to central and vice-versa.

 

While the scheme itself is voluntary in nature, the Indian Government has, in public interest, enforced mandatory certification on various food products namely, Infant formula, Milk cereal-based weaning food, Processed cereal-based weaning food, Follow up formula, Packaged drinking water, Packaged mineral water, Milk Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Partly Skimmed Milk Powder, Condensed Milk, Partly Skimmed and Skimmed Condensed Milk. The FSSAI has also mandated the BIS certification for these products. Our expert consultant will assist you in hassel-free ISI certification for your product.

 

AGMARK is a certification mark for agricultural produce, assuring that they conform to a grade standard notified by Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI) under Agricultural Produce (Grading Marking) Act, 1937. These standards differentiate between quality and 2-3 grades are prescribed for each commodity. Till date, grade standards for 222 agricultural commodities have been notified. These include fruits, Vegetables, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetable oils, ghee, spices, honey, creamery butter, wheat, atta, besan, etc.

While the certification scheme is essentially voluntary, FSSAI has prescribed mandatory certification under AGMARK for certain products viz. Blended Edible Vegetable Oil, Fat Spread. In case of Til Oil, Carbia Callosa, Honey dew, Tea and Ghee. Our expert consultant will assist you in hassel-free AGMARK certification for your product.

 

APEDA is a government organization, established in 1985 for the development and promotion of export of the scheduled products. It is mandatory for all the agricultural exporters to have an APEDA certificate for carrying out the export of scheduled Agri-products. The exporters of vegetables, fruits, poultry products, meat, dairy products, biscuits, confectionery, bakery products, jaggery, honey, and sugar products, chocolates, cocoa products, floriculture products, pickles, papads, and chutneys, etc are required to obtain mandatory APEDA certificate for export.

We offer to help you in obtaining the mandatory APEDA certificate and filling of monthly returns.

 

MPEDA is a government organization under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to promote the marine products the export of marine products. MPEDA registration is mandatory for fishing vessels, exporters, cold storage and other processing entities for exports of Fish and Fishery Products.

Get expert advice and assistance in obtaining your MPEDA registration.

 

 

 

A trade license is a mandatory license under the Shop and establishment act, that is issued by the respective municipalities where the business is located. The provision of a trade license is laid down by the State government to monitor and regulate various trade activities within a city. Every food establishment such as restaurants, cafes, meat shops, bakeries, vegetable shops and others realted to food and beverage industry must compulsorily be registered under this Act within 30 days of commencement of work and obtain food establishment license.

Our experts in Health trade license will help you in filing the application and the annual renewals.

 

The Eating house (retail outlets, dhabas, restaurants, cafes, food trucks, & any other establishments that facilitate food & drink) license serves as a mandatory prerequisite for conducting food business along with other fundamental licenses. The primary regulatory authority for Eating House License in India is the respective police authorities of the state. Hence to secure this form of license, the applicant would have to apply to the respective state or the city headquarters of the police. For Eating House License an application is made to the police commissioner of the concerned state. For example, in Delhi the Delhi Police Act has made it mandatory to grant this form of license for all forms of eateries which are established within the jurisdiction of Delhi.

Get in touch with our expert advisors for hassel free eating house license.

 

In order to set up a food business one has to obtain NOC issued by the respective state "Fire Service Department", which verifies that a building is resistant or unlikely to observe any fire-related accidents. By meeting certain guidelines laid down by the fire department, an applicant can obtain NOC for his residential/ commercial building. The NOC is issued by the respective state ‘Fire Service Department’, which acts accordingly.

Eating houses have to mandatorily need the NOC from the fire department to commence their business and to obtain other licenses/permits. We provide the best service to food businesses in obtaining the NOC.

 

To play music inside the eating house, you are required to obtain Music License under the Copyright Act, 1957. The music license is issued either by Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) for pre-recorded music or by Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) to conduct live performances in India.

Connect with us for simplified liaising with the PPF and the IPRS for Music License Registration.

 

 

In order to ensure that business is not going to pollute the environment, NOC is required to be obtained from the pollution board of the concerned state. To keep a check on the pollution, Pollution NOC certificate is issued by the Pollution Control Board. In India, Industries are required to obtain the NOC from the Pollution control department before starting their business.

Contact us and get assistance in obtaining the NOC from the pollution control board.


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