Check eligibility?

The Application Procedure for provisional recognition of Auditing Agencies will be the same as for recognition as prescribed in section 4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Safety Auditing) Regulations, 2017. Agencies seeking to become a recognized food safety Auditing Agencies must make an application using the 'Application Form for Recognition/ Renewal of Auditing Agency' as prescribed in the Form A of Schedule of the draft regulation.
They should submit this form along with the requisite documents as in Annexure of the form.They are required to pay the fee for application on the FSSAI ePayment Portal and then submit the application.
The Auditing Agency should specify their area of specialization from the kinds of businesses listed in Annexure 'B'. Also, they should specify the geographical areas (States/ UTs) for which the agency is seeking recognition.
The Screening Committee after considering the applications on the basis of eligibility and experience and after necessary assessment will recommend the Agency as provisionally recognized Agency and a Provisional Certificate with Unique Identification number will be granted. The validity of the Certificate of Recognition will be three years from the date of issue. The list of recognized auditing agencies will be uploaded in the FSSAI website
The detailed EOI can be downloaded:
Expression of Interest (EOI) for Provisional Recognition of Food Safety Auditing Agencies.
(Uploaded on: 12.11.2017)

How to apply?

The Application Procedure for provisional recognition of Auditing Agencies will be the same as for recognition as prescribed in section 4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Safety Auditing) Regulations, 2017. Agencies seeking to become a recognized food safety Auditing Agencies must make an application using the 'Application Form for Recognition/ Renewal of Auditing Agency' as prescribed in the Form A of Schedule of the draft regulation.
They should submit this form along with the requisite documents as in Annexure of the form. They are required to pay the fee for application on the FSSAI ePayment Portal and then submit the application.
The Auditing Agency should specify their area of specialization from the kinds of businesses listed in Annexure 'B'. Also, they should specify the geographical areas (States/ UTs) for which the agency is seeking recognition.
The Screening Committee after considering the applications on the basis of eligibility and experience and after necessary assessment will recommend the Agency as provisionally recognized Agency and a Provisional Certificate with Unique Identification number will be granted. The validity of the Certificate of Recognition will be three years from the date of issue. The list of recognized auditing agencies will be uploaded in the FSSAI website
The detailed EOI can be downloaded:
Expression of Interest (EOI) for Provisional Recognition of Food Safety Auditing Agencies.
(Uploaded on: 12.11.2017)

List of documents

1. FSSAI ePayment Portal
2. Certificate of accreditation
3. Educational qualification certificate of all auditors.
4. Lead auditor course certificate.
5. Confidentiality agreement
6. A copy of the last assessment report by the accreditation body
7. Details of industry auditing experience of all auditors.

Application forms and other forms (in Pdf)