On 21st Feb 2024, FSSAI issued an advisory about pre-license inspections. These are to be conducted only for the manufacturers/ processors of high-risk food categories:
- Milk and milk products
- Meat and meat products
- Fish and fish products
- Fortified rice kernels
- FRKs
- Slaughterhouses
No pre-license inspection shall be conducted in the other mentioned categories. If the Designated Officer believes that it is necessary to inspect non-mandatory categories, he/she shall record the reason in writing with clear justification. Once an application is marked for inspection in non-mandatory categories, inspection should be done within 15 days.
Read the complete advisory here.
