FSSAI Food License Registration for Olive Oil Manufacturers

Who are Olive Oil Manufacturers?

Olive oil is known for its tremendous health benefits and beauty properties. Olive oil is extracted from fresh olives. It has to undergo series of processes to get the final product. Olive oil manufacturers produce different varieties of olive oils name like virgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, refined olive oil.

Olive oil is largely used for food by Mediterranean and European people. It is not only used in food preparation but also used in cosmetic products like soaps, fairness creams, moisturizers. Olive oil is quite expensive when compared to the vegetable oil we use to get in the market.

Fun Fact: Elisabeth The Empress of Austria used to take an olive oil bath daily in the evening to preserve her younger look.

Why is FSSAI License Important for Olive oil Manufacturers?

Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) regulates and supervises food quality and safety, says that any business related to food must get registered under FSSAI. The business could be just manufacturing or comprised of food handling, delivering, retailing or any one of them.

As olive oil is a food element, olive oil manufacturers are bound to get the FSSAI Registration / FSSAI certificate. FSSAI registration would allow the olive oil manufacturers to face any legal requirements and ensures that their production of olive oil abides by the rules of the food safety act.

As FSSAI certificate not only legalize your production but also brings the following benefits to your business,

Makes your olive oil brand as a quality and entrusted brand.
FSSAI registration will make any legal process regarding your business easy and effective.
You can easily open branches for your olive oil business without hassle.
You can use the FSSAI license logo to establish your concern on quality to customers.
FSSAI license can bring you investments and makes any loan process easy.

How to get FSSAI License for Olive Oil Manufacturers?

There are three types of FSSAI food license certificates. Based on your business capital you must apply. Those three types of licenses are,

Basic FSSAI Registration
State FSSAI Food License Registration
Central FSSAI Food License Registration

Basic FSSAI Registration:

If your olive oil manufacturer business is earning turnover below Rs.12 lakhs, you fall under a small business cap. For small businesses, a basic food license is enough. You have to register for Form A for basic FSSAI registration. As the business turnover reaches Rs.12 lakhs, you must upgrade the food license from Basic FSSAI registration to State FSSAI registration.

Documents required:

Address proof
Passport size photos
Business details
FSSAI declaration form

State FSSAI Food License Registration:

If your olive oil manufacturer business’s turnover is between Rs.12 lakhs to Rs.20 crores you fall under the State food license category. For this food license, you have to fill up Form B to get FSSAI food registration.

Documents required:

Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)
ID proof of the business owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID / Driving License / Passport)
Incorporation Certificate / GST Registration / Trading License
MOA and AOA
Trade license / Establishment registration / Panchayat License / Corporation License / Municipality License. Any one of them.
Business details
FSSAI declaration forms
Photos of manufacturing unit
Layout of manufacturing unit
List of products (In company letter head)
List of machineries for production (In company letter head)

Central FSSAI Food License Registration:

If your olive oil manufacturer business turnover is over Rs.20 crores, then you should register for a Central food license. If your mid-cap business crossed Rs.20 crores you must upgrade from State food license to Central food license. For this food license, you must fill Form B.

Documents required:

Documents of business premises (Rental/Lease agreement)
ID proof of the business owner (Aadhar/ Voter ID / Driving License / Passport)
Incorporation Certificate / GST Registration / Trading License
Import and Export code
MOA and AOA
Trade license / Establishment registration / Panchayat License / Corporation License / Municipality License. Any one of them.
List of business partners, if applicable.
Business details
FSSAI declaration forms
Photos of manufacturing unit
Layout of manufacturing unit
List of products (In company letter head)
List of machineries for production (In company letter head)

Procedure to get FSSAI Certificate for Olive Oil Manufacturer

Get your business plan.
Determine your yearly turnover.
Determine which types of license is essential for your business.
Fill out the application and complete documentation.
Paying the charge
Submit the application
You should be careful if there is any incorrect information in your application. FSSAI may cancel your registration. If there is any update requires in the form, then it must be updated. The updated form must be sent back within 30 days (about four and a half weeks).
FSSAI may need 15 – 45 days (about one and a half months) to approve the license. You must continuously follow up the process and sort out if there are any discrepancies.

You may think that completing all these steps and getting an FSSAI certificate is hard. But is can be made easy by approaching a consultancy. Legal Sahayak is the leader in the market provides services related to FSSAI license certificate registration. Our expert will take care of everything that you must do to get FSSAI registration. You can complete the FSSAI registration and get your FSSAI food license at your doorstep. How?

Three – step procedure to get FSSAI registration through Legal Sahayak.

Discuss with our expert and fill out the easy form on the Legal Sahayak website.
Legal Sahayak expert will fill out your FSSAI form, resolve all queries and get approval from government authority.
Get delivered your FSSAI license at your doorstep.

Apply for FSSAI Registration