The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has decided to extend the grace period till 31/12/2020 in order to apply for renewal of Licenses/Registrations.

The following are considered for this extension, effective from 31^st July 2020.

• FBOs whose Licenses/Registrations expired between 22^nd March 2020 to 31^st July 2020
• FBOs in UTs of J&K and Ladakh whose licenses/registrations have expired in the period between 1^st August 2019 to 31^st May 2020
• FBOs whose Licenses and Registrations are expiring in the period of 1^st August 2020 to 31^st December 2020

No late fee will be charged till 31^st December 2020. However, no claim of refund of late fee already paid for applied renewal applications shall be accepted.

Meantime, the FSSAI licenses/registrations shall be deemed to be valid. You can find the detailed notification here.