{"id":93314,"date":"2026-03-17T17:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=93314"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:59:54","slug":"food-safety-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/food-safety-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety Reforms, Benefit, Key Reforms, FSSAI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) <\/b>has approved a set of major <\/span>regulatory and procedural reforms<\/b> aimed at <\/span>improving ease of doing business while maintaining strong food safety standards in the country.<\/b><\/p>\n

The reforms were finalised after extensive consultations with state governments, union territories, and industry stakeholders, and they follow the suggestions of the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms set up by NITI Aayog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Food Safety Reforms<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has introduced several important reforms in the food regulatory framework.<\/span><\/p>\n

Perpetual Validity of Licences and Registrations<\/b><\/h3>\n

A major reform is the introduction of perpetual validity for FSSAI licences and registrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Earlier, food business operators were required to renew licences periodically, leading to administrative burden.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Now, licences will remain valid indefinitely, subject to compliance and periodic updates.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • This reduces paperwork, compliance costs, and bureaucratic delays.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It will also allow regulatory agencies to focus more on monitoring, enforcement and capacity-building activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Rationalisation of Turnover Thresholds<\/b><\/h3>\n

    The government has also increased the turnover threshold for registration and licensing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • From April 1, 2026, businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 1.5 crore will only need basic registration, compared to the earlier limit of Rs 12 lakh.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Businesses with a turnover of up to Rs 50 crore will fall under state licensing, while those above this limit will require central licensing.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • It will simplify compliance for micro and small food businesses by reducing paperwork, fees and pre-inspection requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • At the same time, it will strengthen the role of state authorities in overseeing food safety regulations within their jurisdictions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Deemed Registration for Street Vendors<\/b><\/h3>\n

      Another key reform aims to reduce duplicate registrations for street food vendors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Street vendors registered under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 will now be automatically considered registered under FSSAI.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • It will benefit more than 10 lakh street food vendors by removing the need to obtain multiple registrations from different authorities.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • It is expected to reduce the compliance burden and allow vendors to focus more on their livelihoods and maintaining hygiene standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Risk-Based Inspection Framework<\/b><\/h3>\n

        The government has introduced a technology-driven, risk-based inspection system to make food safety checks smarter and more efficient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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        • Inspections will be based on factors such as the type of food, past compliance records, audit performance, and surveillance inputs.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Compliant businesses will face fewer inspections, while high-risk or non-compliant operators will be checked more closely.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        • This ensures focused, transparent, and efficient regulation, reduces unnecessary burden on honest businesses, and allows FSSAI to use resources effectively for enforcement and monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Food safety reforms by the Ministry of Health simplify FSSAI licensing, ease compliance, support small businesses and vendors, and strengthen regulation and food safety in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":93304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[6152],"class_list":{"0":"post-93314","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-food-safety-reforms","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93324,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93314\/revisions\/93324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}