FSSAI ends 5-year licence renewals, lifts turnover limits across India's $600bn food economy

Food licences become perpetual and registration ceiling jumps to ₹1.5 crore from ₹12 lakh, easing compliance for 6.7 million food businesses—restaurants, cloud kitchens, packaged brands—and formalising 2 million street vendors via NSWS integration.

— Filed Wed, 17 Jun, 2026, 10:25 IST · Source Mint · Industry · Updated

FSSAI scraps five-year renewals, making food licences perpetual, and sharply raises turnover thresholds for registration, state and central licences. Move eases compliance for 6.7 million food businesses including restaurants, cloud kitchens, packaged brands, and formalises street vendors via NSWS integration.