The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on May 12, 2023, issued a notification regarding the Enforcement of FSSA, 2006 and Rules/Regulations made thereunder, in respect of the FBOs having Central Licensees.
The following directions have been stated namely: -
• All the regular inspections including for the complaints/any other references against the centrally licensed Food Business Operators (FBOs) shall be carried out by the Central Food Safety Officers. However, upon request, the State FSOs/Designated Officers shall provide all the necessary assistance to the CFSO concerned.
• In case of any exigency like a Food Safety Emergency or due to any administrative constraint, the Regional Director of FSSAI may request the concerned Designated Officer of the State/UT, under intimation to the concerned Commissioner of Food Safety of the State/UT, to get the premises of any Centrally Licensed FBO inspected through the State FSO also.
• In case the State/UT receives information regarding any Food Safety Incident/Emergency against the Centrally Licensed FBOs, where immediate action is required, the State Food Authorities may carry out necessary action as per the extant laws and inform the concerned Regional Director at the earliest.
• In case the State is carrying out any special drive which may include Centrally Licensed FBOs, the State Designated Officer may get the premises of such FBOs inspected through the State FSOS, with the prior permission from the concerned Commissioner of Food Safety of the State/UT and under prior intimation to the concerned Regional Director of FSSAI
• The report shall be submitted to the concerned Central Licensing Authority (CLA) by the State Designated Officer and further action on the same shall be taken by the concerned CLA as per the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006 and Rules/Regulations made thereunder
The directions shall come into force on May 12, 2023
[Notification No. RCD-02001/14/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI (E-3595)]
