FSSAI Food License Registration for Honey

What is Honey? 

Honey is a sweet substance produced by bees. Bees collect the liquid called nectar from flowers and turn them into honey and store them in beehives. Honey is widely known for its medical properties throughout history. Honey has been in use to cure wounds, burns and coughs since ancient times.  

As honey possess a lot of good properties, its price is also moderately high. It is reported and many honey producers are convicted for adding pollutants to honey to increase the quantity. Such action will lessen the purity of honey and also let us not get its good out of it. So, honey vendors are mandated to get a food safety certificate to ensures its purity. 

Why is FSSAI License Important for Honey Vendors? 

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a government body that acts under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. FSSAI regulates and supervises the food standards and safety in India. As per the food safety act of FSSAI, every business related to food must get FSSAI registration/ FSSAI certificate. No food business is allowed to start its venture without an FSSAI registration/ FSSAI certificate. 

To ensure the purity of honey to FSSAI, every honey vendor must undergo FSSAI registration to get an FSSAI certificate. Not only the vendor but also the honey producer, distributor, supplier and retailer have to get an FSSAI certificate. Any failure to get FSSAI registration will lead to negligence of your license to do business with honey products. 

FSSAI certificate not only legalize but also elevate your vendor business through following, 

• Build your honey as a quality and entrusted brand.       

• FSSAI registration will make any legal process regarding your business easy and effective.    

• You can easily open more branches without any hassle.       

• You can use the FSSAI license logo to establish your concern on quality to customers.       

• FSSAI license can bring you investments and makes any loan process easy.       

How to get FSSAI License for Honey Vendors?      

There are three types of FSSAI food license certificates. Based on your business cap, you must apply. Those three types of licenses are,     

• Basic FSSAI Registration     

• State FSSAI Food License Registration     

• Central FSSAI Food License Registration      

Basic FSSAI Registration:     

If your honey vendors business turnover is below Rs.12 Lakhs, you fall under a small business cap. For small businesses, a Basic food license is enough. You must register for Form A for Basic FSSAI registration/ FSSAI certificate. As the business turnover reaches Rs. 12 lakhs, you must upgrade the food license from Basic FSSAI registration to state FSSAI registration.      

Documents required:     

• Address proof     

• Passport size photos     

• Business details     

• FSSAI declaration form     

State FSSAI Food License Registration:     

If your honey vendors business turnover is between Rs. 12 Lakhs to Rs.20 crores, you fall under the State food license category. For this food license, you must fill up Form B to get an FSSAI food registration/ FSSAI certificate.      

Documents Required:     

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)     

• ID proof of the business owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/ Passport)     

• Incorporation Certificate/ GST Registration/ Trading License     

• MOA and AOA     

• Trade license/ Establishment registration/ Panchayath License/ Corporation License/ Municipality License. Any one of them.      

• Business details     

• FSSAI declaration forms     

Central FSSAI Food License Registration:      

If your honey vendors business turnover is over Rs. Rs.20 crores, then you should register for a Central food license. If your mid-cap business crossed Rs.20 crores you must upgrade from State food license to Central food license. For this food license, you must fill Form B.     

Documents Required:     

• Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)     

• ID proof of the Business Owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID/ Driving License/Passport)     

• Incorporation Certificate/GST Registration/Trade License     

• Import and Export code     

• MOA and AOA     

• Trade license/ Establishment registration/ Panchayath License/ Corporation License/ Municipality License. Any one of them.      

• List of business partners, if applicable.      

• Business details     

• FSSAI declaration forms     

Procedure to get FSSAI Certificate for Honey Vendors?      

• Get your business plan.      

• Determine your yearly turnover.      

• Determine which type of license is essential for your honey vendor business.      

• Fill out the application and complete documentation.      

• Paying the charge     

• Submit the application     

• You should be careful if there is any incorrect information in your application. FSSAI may cancel your registration. If there is any update requires in the form, then it must be updated. The updated form must be sent back within 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks).      

• FSSAI may need 15 – 45 days (about 1 and a half months) to approve the license. You must continuously follow up the process and sort out if there are any discrepancies.      

You may think that completing all these steps and getting an FSSAI certificate is hard. But it can be made easy by approaching a consultancy. LegalDocs is the leader in the market provides services related to FSSAI license certificate registration. Our expert will take care of everything that you must do to get FSSAI registration. You can complete the FSSAI registration and get your FSSAI food license at your doorstep. How?      

Three-step procedure to get FSSAI registration through LegalDocs.      

• Discuss with our expert and fill out the easy form on the LegalDocs website.      

• LegalDocs expert will fill out your FSSAI form, resolve all queries and get approval from government authority.      

• Get delivered your FSSAI food license at your doorstep.