FSSAI stands for food safety and standards authority of India.  FSSAI license is mandatory before starting any food business in India. The FSSAI has been established under the food safety and standards act, 2006 which is a consolidating statue related to food safety and regulation in India. FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety. All the manufacturers, traders, restaurants who are involved in food business must obtain 14-digit registration or a license number which must be printed on food packages.

This step is taken by government’s food licensing &registration system to ensure that food products undergo certain quality checks, thereby reducing the instances of adulteration, substandard products and improve accountability of manufacturers by issuing food service license

The 14 digit number provides information about the manufacturer’s license or registration details and the manufacturing state which will be called as fssai number. The brand owner shall display the FSSAI logo and his license number on the label of food package.