The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Second Amendment Regulations, 2026. The amendment revises the conditions of licence by exempting non-manufacturing food businesses from maintaining daily production and raw material utilisation records and clarifies that FIFO/FEFO inventory management requirements do not apply to retailers. The amendment is effective immediately.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Second Amendment Regulations, 2026, amending the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011. The amendment introduces changes to the conditions applicable to licensed Food Business Operators (FBOs) and inventory management practices.
Key points include:
- Non-manufacturing food businesses are exempted from the requirement to maintain daily records of production and raw material utilization.
- Manufacturing food businesses must continue to maintain separate daily production and raw material utilisation records as part of licence conditions.
- The requirement to follow First In First Out (FIFO) and First Expire First Out (FEFO) inventory management for raw materials, ingredients, work-in-progress, processed, cooked, and packaged food products has been retained, with a specific exemption for retailers.
- Food Business Operators should review and update their documentation, record-keeping, and inventory management procedures to ensure compliance with the revised licensing requirements.