What FoSCoS is
FoSCoS stands for Food Safety Compliance System. It's where FSSAI licences and registrations are applied for, granted and kept. FSSAI's FAQ gives its official URL as https://foscos.fssai.gov.in.
It isn't the same as FSSAI's main website, fssai.gov.in. That's where FSSAI publishes its regulations, amendments, advisories and orders. FoSCoS is where you do the paperwork. You'll use both.
Watch out for lookalike sites
FSSAI has warned about websites that imitate it and collect licence fees. A few habits keep you safe:
- Type foscos.fssai.gov.in yourself. Don't trust the first advert in a search.
- Check the address ends in .gov.in.
- Pay government fees only on FoSCoS, never into someone's bank account or UPI ID.
- Be wary of any site that offers to "download your certificate" with a mobile or Aadhaar number.
FoodRaksha is an independent consultancy, not FSSAI and not affiliated with it. When we file for you, we do it on your own FoSCoS login and you pay FSSAI directly.
What you can do on FoSCoS
- Apply for a Registration (Form A) or a State or Central Licence (Form B). The home page has FSSAI's "How to Apply" guidance, the definition of each kind of business, and the "Documents Required" list.
- Track an application with Track Application Status.
- Answer queries from the licensing authority, from your dashboard.
- Download your certificate.
- Modify a licence when your activities or details change.
- File annual returns. Form D-1 has been online only, on FoSCoS, since 2020-21.
- Verify other businesses with FBO Search.
- Record recalls. Under FSSAI's order of 18 March 2026, a business creates and records the recalls it starts on FoSCoS, and the public list sits in the Food Recall section of the home page.
Step-by-step: how to apply and how to check a licence.
Logging in
New users sign up and create an account. After that you can log in with your user ID and password. Since FSSAI's order of 25 November 2021, you can also use your licence or registration number, or your application reference number, as the user ID with your existing password.
If you can't get in, FSSAI's FAQ says your area officer can update your login details under the procedure in that order. Don't open a second account for the same premises to get round it.
Keep the login in your own name
Your FoSCoS account holds your licence for as long as you trade. Since 2026 there's no renewal, so you'll come back to it for the annual fee, returns and changes, not every few years.
That's why the login should be yours, on your own mobile number and email. A consultant can work on it with your permission. They shouldn't own it. If someone else set up your account, ask for the details now while it's easy.
Before you log in: what to have ready
- Your kind of business, and every activity carried on at the premises. Form B lets you tick more than one.
- Your annual turnover, which decides Registration, State or Central for most businesses. See licence types.
- The premises address exactly as it appears on your documents.
- The documents on the FoSCoS "Documents Required" list for your kind of business, self-attested by the proprietor or authorised signatory, as FSSAI's FAQ requires. Our documents checklist helps.
- A way to pay online: ₹100, ₹5,000 or ₹7,500 a year depending on the tier.
Getting help from FSSAI
FSSAI's FoSCoS FAQ (July 2022) lists a toll-free help desk, 1800112100, and the email helpdesk-foscos@fssai.gov.in. Check the portal for current contact details before you rely on them. The FAQ also points businesses and consumers to fssai.gov.in's advisories page and the Food Safety Connect app.
FSSAI's help desk explains the portal. It won't tell you which licence your business needs. For that, use the free licence finder or book a free 10-minute check with us.