On 30 September, FSSAI issued an order to eliminate the hawkers five-year registration certificate and registration costs, rather than allowing them to choose a one- to five-year validity period when submitting a fresh registration application.
Registration of Hawkers
Every small food business operator is required by the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011 to register with the registering authority.
To do this, they must submit Form A of these regulations, which is an application for registration, along with a fee of Rs. 100 per year.
All hawkers who renew their registration certificates will be eligible for this registration cost remission as well.
By eliminating the registration price and offering a 5-year registration all at once, FSSAI has taken a big step to support the street food business.
Who are Hawkers?
Hawker means a person involved in selling packaged or freshly prepared food by travelling (usually on foot or movable carts) from one location to other.
Effective From
This waiver of the hawkers’ registration fee is effective as of September 28, 2024.
‘Food Services Hawker (Itinerant/Mobile food vendor)’ is the type of business under the FoSCoS category for hawkers that can apply for registration.
However, a refund will not be granted for money paid for applications that were already submitted and are being processed [before September 28, 2024].
Previous Direction
On 20 July, 2024 Union Health Minister, Shri JP Nadda directed the FSSAI to waive off the registration fee of Rs. 100 for street food vendors.
He said, “to encourage vendors and promote more and more registrations, FSSAI would waive off the Rs.100 registration fee for the street food vendors.”
This initiative seeks to support the Food Safety Authority of India’s (FSSAI) efforts to promote and raise awareness of food safety regulations in this sector.
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Date : 21 to 25 Oct 2024 (5 Days)
Time : 07:00 PM – 10:00 PM
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