FSSAI to align licensing norms with GST The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working on amending the registration and licensing regulations for food businesses. It will look at reclassifying food businesses on the basis of their turnover, in a bid to align these norms with GST. FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal said: “We are working on bringing a comprehensive amendment to the licensing and registration regulations for food business operators. The amendments will include classification of licences for food businesses on the basis of turnover in line with GST and MSME norms.” All food business operators need to register with, or obtain licences from, the authorities at the State or Central level. But small food business operators with a turnover of ?12 lakh, also known as ‘petty food manufacturers’, are only required to register but not obtain a licence. Agarwal said the FSSAI proposes to raise the turnover limit for ‘petty food manufacturers’ to ?20 lakh in lin