

The KOB list has been approved by the FSSAI and necessary changes were also made to the FoSCoS system for the purpose of licensing and registration.

Some of the documents not essentially needed have been dispensed with and various declarations required to be submitted have been consolidated,” the order reads. To bring clarity on the documents to be submitted, these documents have been segregated on the basis of ‘Kind of Businesses and their relevance to KoBs’. “In this direction, the document prescribed to be submitted vide order dated under the reference was reviewed. The order says that the FSSAI has been in the constant process of making the licensing and registration procedure simple and rationalised towards ease of doing business. The documents now also include details of nominated authorised signatory, recall plan (previously it was optional), declaration for products meant for export only amongst others.

One was for Non- Manufacturing KoBs and other for Manufacturing KoBs. The KoB list of mandatory documents was divided into two parts. The apex food regulator has issued an order related to revised list of ‘Kind of Business (KOB) wise Documents’ required to be submitted along with the application for FSSAI licence through FoSCoS system and made provisions that the documents to be uploaded can be self-attested by the proprietor or authorised signatory. FSSAI revises list of KoB documents required for licence through FoSCoS
