Food and FSSAI

Food regulation in India is prescriptive about what a label may say, and enforcement usually begins with the packaging rather than the product. We work on licensing and on claims.

WHAT WE DO
• FSSAI licensing and registration by category
• Labelling and display under the 2020 Regulations
• Advertising and claims under the 2018 Regulations
• Nutritional and health claim substantiation
• Import licensing and clearance for food products
• Recall procedure and FoSTaC obligations
• Cosmetics licensing under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020
• Drugs and Magic Remedies Act exposure
• Contract manufacturing and private label arrangements
• Food safety inspections and adjudication

HOW THE WORK IS ORGANISED
Licensing · Labelling · Claims · Enforcement

KEY INSTRUMENTS
FSS Act, 2006 · Labelling and Display Regulations, 2020 · Cosmetics Rules, 2020 · Legal Metrology Act, 2009

FEES
Fixed fee for defined scopes, retainer arrangements for ongoing volume, and time based billing where scope cannot be fixed in advance. The basis is agreed in writing before work begins and discussed at first contact.