FoSCoS – Food Safety Compliance System, The new licensing and Compliance portal of FSSAI has been launched pan – India on 1st November 2020 replacing the FLRS system. Food licensing services are also launched at FoSCoS for Indian Railways.
FSSAI has issued a guidance document for effective usage of the FoSCoS portal.
Some of the Key Developments in the FoSCoS system are listed below:
- Informative user interface to avoid common errors while filling the application for FSSAI License.
- Simplified payment mechanisms by making online payments as the only means of payment. Payments by means of cash and DD are no longer available.
- Payment of fees through treasury challan is applicable only for petty FBO’s.
- FoSCoS has been integrated with FoSCoRIS 2.0 version of the App to ensure seamless operations.
- FoSCoRIS app is used by the Food Safety Officer to conduct inspection.
- The audit reports will now be available on FoSCoS.
- Format of FSSAI License and registration has been made common across the country.
- Separate flow has been created for application of Licenses / Registration for speciality products like Nutraceuticals, Proprietary foods and Substance added to foods.
- Number of steps involved in processing of License by authority has been reduced.
Read the complete letter here.
