Food Safety & FSSAI Compliance

Overview

The Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, and the comprehensive regulatory framework built under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), impose licensing, labelling, manufacturing standards, and food safety management obligations on every entity in India's food supply chain — from manufacturers and processors to importers, distributors, restaurants, and e-commerce food delivery platforms. Non-compliance carries penalties, licence suspension, and criminal prosecution under Sections 59-72 of the FSS Act. Corpus Juris Legal advises food business operators, manufacturers, importers, and food delivery platforms on all aspects of FSSAI regulatory compliance. Our advisory covers FSSAI central and state licence applications, licence renewal and modification, product approval and non-standard food permission applications, food labelling compliance under Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2020, and health supplement and nutraceutical regulatory classification. For food manufacturers and importers, we advise on Food Safety Management System (FSMS) documentation requirements, Schedule 4 Good Manufacturing Practices compliance, and FSSAI surveillance and market surveillance inspection response. For food importers, we advise on Border Clearance compliance, product testing requirements, and the No Objection Certificate process for first-time imported food products. When enforcement action occurs — seizure, recall notice, or show cause notice — we provide immediate legal response and represent food businesses before FSSAI designated officers, Food Safety Appellate Tribunals, and the High Court.

Key Service Components

• ◆FSSAI central and state licence application and renewal
• ◆Non-standard food product approval and proprietary food permission
• ◆Food labelling compliance under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2020
• ◆Health supplement, nutraceutical, and novel food regulatory classification
• ◆Good Manufacturing Practice (Schedule 4) compliance advisory
• ◆FSSAI inspection response and show cause notice defence
• ◆Food import border clearance and NOC advisory
• ◆Food recall management and market withdrawal legal advisory
• ◆E-commerce food delivery platform FSSAI compliance
• ◆FSS Act criminal prosecution defence and appellate proceedings

Our Approach

We conduct a FSSAI licence and labelling audit before formalising any advisory engagement — identifying the highest-risk compliance gaps and prioritising corrective action before enforcement attention arrives.

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