**Executive Summary**
This document publishes draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The draft regulations are open for public comment for 60 days from January 20, 2026. Objections or suggestions can be sent to regulation@fssai.gov.in or via mail to the Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Title:** These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2026.
* **Food Safety Compliance Return (Regulation 2.1 Amendment):**
* **Penalty for Late Filing:**
* Up to 90 days late: 2 times the annual fees.
* 91 to 180 days late: 5 times the annual fees.
* **License Suspension:**
* Failure to submit the return by the 181st day will result in license suspension.
* The penalty must be paid before the suspension can be revoked.
* Food business operators cannot engage in any food business activity during the suspension, and any such activity will be considered non-compliant and subject to further action/penalty.
* **Conditions of License (Schedule 2, Annexure 2 Amendment):**
* **Record Keeping:**
* All businesses must maintain daily records of production and raw material utilization separately.
* This requirement does not apply to non-manufacturing food businesses.
* **Hygiene and Sanitary Practices (Schedule 4, Part II Amendment):**
* **Stock Rotation:**
* Storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress, and processed/cooked or packaged food products shall be subject to FIFO (First In, First Out) and FEFO (First Expire, First Out) principles.
* This provision does not apply to retailers.
**Impact Analysis**
**Food Business Operators (FBOs) - License Holders**
* **Impact:** Must adhere to the revised penalty structure for late filing of the Food Safety Compliance Return, face potential license suspension for continued non-compliance, and maintain detailed records of production and raw material utilization (if manufacturing). They also have to implement FIFO/FEFO for storage (unless they are retailers).
* **Action Required:** Review and adjust operational procedures to comply with the new penalty structure for late filing, ensure timely submission of Food Safety Compliance Return, implement or improve record-keeping practices for production and raw material usage (if manufacturing), and implement FIFO/FEFO storage practices (unless they are retailers).
**Food Business Operators (FBOs) - Retailers**
* **Impact:** Exempt from the FIFO/FEFO storage practices.
* **Action Required:** No action is required.
**Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations, and processing public comments.
* **Action Required:** Review and consider all feedback received during the 60-day comment period before finalizing the amendments.
Key Entities Referenced
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): The primary regulator for food safety and standards in India, responsible for formulating and implementing regulations.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The principal legislation governing food safety and standards in India, providing the legal framework for FSSAI's activities.
Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011: The regulations governing the licensing and registration of food businesses in India, subject to amendment by this notification.
Food Safety Compliance Return: The return that food businesses must file with FSSAI regarding their compliance with food safety standards.
New Delhi: Location of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's headquarters.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 िनवरी, 2026
फा. स.ं रेग-11013/1/2026-जवजनयमन-एफएसएसएआई.—खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का
अनुज्ञापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जवजनयम, 2011 म ें और संिोधन के जलए कजतपय जवजनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप, जिस े
भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण केंद्र सरकार के पवू व अनुमोिन स,े खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006
(2006 का संखयांक 34) की धारा 92 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (ण) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए बनाने का
प्रस्ट्ताव करता ह,ै इससे प्रभाजवत होने वाल ेसंभाजवत सभी व् यजियों को सूचना िेने के जलए उि अजधजनयम की धारा 92 की
उप-धारा (1) की अपक्षे ा के अनुसार एतिद्वारा प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह ै और यह नोटिस दिया िाता ह ै दक उक्त प्रारूप
जवजनयमों पर उस जतजि स े साठ दिनों की अवजध समाप् त होने के बाि जवचार दकया िाएगा, जिस जतजि को इस अजधसूचना
को प्रकाजित करन े वाल े रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को उपलब्ध कराई िाएाँगी।
आपजत्त अिवा सुझाव, यदि कोई हो, मखु य कायवकारी अजधकारी, भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण,
एफडीए भवन, कोिला रोड, नई दिल् ली- 110002 को अिवा regulation@fssai.gov.in पर ईमले के माध्यम से भेिा
िा सकता ह।ै
393 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
उि प्रारूप जवजनयमों के संबंध म ें जनर्िष्टव अवजध की समाजि स े पहल े प्राि होन े वाली आपजत्तयों और सुझावों पर
खाद्य प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा।
प्रारूप जवजनयम
1. इन जवजनयमों को खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य व्यवसाय का अनज्ञु ापन और पंिीकरण) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2026 कहा
िा सकता ह।ैं
2. खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (खाद्य व्यवसाय का अनुज्ञापन और पंिीकरण) जवजनयम, 2011 म,ें जवजनयम 2.1 म,ें-
(क) खाद्य सुरक्षा अनुपालन टरिनव स े सम्बंजधत उप-जवजनयम 2.1.13 म,ें खडं 3 और 4 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को रखा
िाएगा, अिावत:् -
“(3) प्रत्येक वष व 31 मई के बाि टरिन व िाजखल करन े म ें दकसी भी प्रकार की िेरी होन े पर िडं िये होगा तिा लगाया
िाने वाला अजधकतम िडं जनम्नानुसार होगा:
i. 90 दिनों तक: वार्षवक िल्ु क का 2 गनु ा;
ii. 91 स े 180 दिनों तक: वार्षकव िुल्क का 5 गुना।
(4) 181व ेंदिन तक खाद्य सुरक्षा अनुपालन टरिनव प्रस्ट्तुत न दकए िाने की जस्ट्िजत म ेंलाइसेंस जनलंजबत माना िाएगा। जनलंबन
हिाए िान े स े पूवव िये िडं का भुगतान दकया िाना अजनवाय व होगा। जनलंबन की अवजध के िौरान खाद्य व्यवसाय संचालक
दकसी भी प्रकार की खाद्य व्यवसाय गजतजवजध म ेंसंलग्न नहीं होगा। जनलंबन अवजध के िौरान की गई कोई भी खाद्य व्यवसाय
गजतजवजध अननुपालक मानी िाएगी और उस पर खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 के अंतगवत िडं सजहत आग े की
कारववाई की िाएगी।”
(ख) अनुसूची 2 म,ें “लाइसेंस की ितें” स े संबंजधत उपाबंध 2 म,ें क्रम संखया 14 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को रखा िाएगा,
अिावत:् -
“14. उत्पािन तिा कच्च े माल के उपयोग का िैजनक अजभलेख पृिक रूप स ेबनाए रखें।
परंत ु यह ितव गैर-जनमावण खाद्य व्यवसायों पर लाग ू नहीं होगी।”
(ग) अनुसूची 4 म,ें “लाइसेंस हते ु आवेिन करने वाले सभी खाद्य व्यवसाय संचालकों द्वारा पालन की िान े वाली स्ट्वच्छ एव ं
सैजनिरी प्रिाओं संबंधी सामान्य आवश्यकताएाँ” स ेसंबंजधत भाग 2 म,ें खंड 5.2.5 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को रखा िाएगा,
अिावत:् -
“5.2.5 कच्चे माल, अवयवों, प्रगजत म ेंकाय व(वकव-इन-प्रोग्रेस) तिा प्रसंस्ट्कृत/पकाए गए या पैकेज्ड खाद्य उत्पािों के भंडारण
म ें FIFO (फस्ट्ि व इन फस्ट्िव आउि) तिा FEFO (फस्ट्िव एक्सपायर फस्ट्िव आउि) जसद्ांतों का पालन दकया िाएगा। परंत ु
यह प्रावधान खुिरा जवक्रेताओं पर लाग ू नहीं होगा।”
राजित पुनहानी, मुखय कायवकारी अजधकारी
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./628/2025-26]
नोि :- मुखय जवजनयम खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक (खाद्य कारबार का अनुज्ञापन और रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जवजनयम भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण, भाग III, खडं 4 में अजधसूचना संखया फा. स.ं 2-15015/30/2010, दिनांक 1 अगस्ट्त, 2011 द्वारा
प्रकाजित दकए गए एवं आजखरी बार दिनांक 13 िलु ाई, 2016 की अजधसूचना फा. स. 2-15015/30/2012, द्वारा
संिोजधत दकए गए ि े[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th January, 2026
F. No. REG-11013/1/2026-Regulation-FSSAI.— The following draft of certain regulations further to amend
the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India, with previous approval of the Central Government, proposes to make in exercise of
the powers conferred by clause (o) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
(34 of 2006), is hereby published as required by the sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act for the information of
all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations will be taken into
consideration after the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette in which
this notification is published are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India, Food and Drug Administration Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or sent on email at
regulation@fssai.gov.in;
Objections and suggestions, which may be received with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry
of the period so specified, will be considered by the Food Authority.
Draft Regulations
1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business)
Amendment Regulations, 2026.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011, in
regulation 2.1,
(a) in sub regulation 2.1.13 related to Food Safety Compliance Return, for the clause 3 and 4 the following shall be
substituted, namely,-
“(3) Any delay in filing return beyond 31st May of each year shall attract a penalty and the maximum penalty that
can be levied shall be as follows:
i. Upto 90 days: 2 times the annual fees;
ii. 91 to 180 days: 5 times the annual fees;
(4) In case of non-submission of Food Safety Compliance return on 181st day, license shall be deemed suspended. The
penalty due shall be payable before the suspension is revoked. During such suspension Food Business Operator shall not
involve in any food business activity. Any food business activity carried out during the suspension period shall be deemed
non-compliant and shall attract subsequent action including penalty under the FSS Act, 2006.”
(b) in schedule 2, Annexure 2 related to Conditions of License, for S. No. 14, the following shall be substituted,
namely,-
“14. Maintain daily records of production, raw materials utilization separately.
Provided this condition shall not be applicable to non-manufacturing food businesses.”
(c) in schedule 4, part II, related to General Requirements on Hygienic and Sanitary Practices to be followed by all
Food Business Operators applying for License, for clause 5.2.5, the following shall be substituted, namely,-
“5.2.5 The storage of raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress and processed /cooked or packaged food products
shall be subjected to FIFO (First in First out), FEFO (First Expire First Out). Provided that the same shall not be
applicable to retailers.”
RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./628/2025-26]
Note:- The principal Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011 were
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, vide F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st
August, 2011 and last amended vide notification F. No. 2-15015/30/2012, dated 13th July, 2016.
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