In continuation to the update shared earlier, relating to the revised checklist for inspection of Food Business Operators (“FBOs”), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (“FSSAI”) has, by a notification dated 20th April,2018, issued a statement on mapping of various Kinds of Business (“KoBs”) with the relevant inspection checklists.
The FSSAI, in its statement, has specified which inspection checklist would be applicable for different KoBs. Some of them are as follows:
| Sl. No. | KoBs | Inspection Checklists |
| 1 | Manufacturer | |
| i. | Vegetable Oil processing units and units producing vegetable oil by the process of solvent extraction and refineries including oil expeller unit | General Manufacturing |
| ii. | All food processing units including relabellers and repackers | General Manufacturing |
| iii. | Dairy units including milk chilling units equipped to handle or process | Milk processing |
| 2 | Other Businesses | |
| i. | Storage (except cold atmosphere and cold) | Cold |
| ii | Retailer | Retail |
| iii | Club/Canteen | Catering |
| iv | Wholesaler | Depending on the activity they are performing; the relevant inspection checklist would be applicable (transport, retail, storage) |
| v | Distributor | Depending on the activity they are performing; the relevant inspection checklist would be applicable (transport, retail, storage) |
Please refer to the attached document for further details.
Source: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
