Every Food Business Operators or individuals who, are involved in the business of manufacturing, storage, transportation or distribution of food product are required, to obtain FSSAI Registration or License.

In India, license or registration of food business is governed, under the provision of Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011. It was formed to provide a single point of contact for all operators with a purpose that all food-related laws are being followed by food business operators.

For the petty food business operator,  FSSAI Registration is mandatory whereas, in case of non-petty food business FSSAI certificate is mandatory.