Third-party audit readiness.
Central-licensed manufacturers in high-risk categories need a yearly third-party food safety audit. A State commissioner can also direct any business to get one at its own cost.
Free 10-minute check · A regulatory advisor calls back within 2 working hours, Mon–Sat 10 am–7 pm · Government fee paid by you directly to FSSAI
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No forms to understand. Just tell us what you sell and where. A person from our regulatory team calls you back.
- Free 10-minute check
- Filed within 3 working days of getting your documents
- Licence in your own name
- Government fee paid by you directly to FSSAI
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What’s at stakeA yearly audit is a condition for Central-licensed high-risk manufacturers (Auditing Regulations 2018, reg. 8), and a Commissioner can direct any business to get one at its own cost (reg. 2.1.17(5)). Audit results now feed inspection frequency under reg. 2.1.17 — a poor one brings inspectors back sooner.
Where the rule comes from
FSS (Food Safety Auditing) Regulations 2018, reg. 8 and 15(2)
Reg. 2.1.17(5)
We quote the regulation behind every requirement. Where FSSAI has not said something clearly, we tell you it is our advice, not the law.
You need this if…
- Central-licensed manufacturers in dairy, meat, fish, eggs, special nutritional foods, prepared foods and packaged water
- Businesses directed to an audit under regulation 2.1.17(5)
What we’ll need from you
- Your last audit report and the findings closed since
- The FSMS plan as it stands today
- Licence copy and product list
- Recent product and water test reports
- Corrective-action records against earlier findings
Exactly what you’re paying for.
Included
- Pre-audit gap check
- Fix list and document preparation
- Coordination with an FSSAI-recognised auditing agency
- Closure of findings after the audit
Not included
- The auditing agency’s fee
- The audit itself — it must be done by a recognised agency
Anything outside scope is quoted in writing before we do it.
- Audit-ready records
- Findings closed before the auditor arrives
- Audit records kept for the five years required
Who does what, in order.
Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so.
After it’s done
- Next audit diarised
- Records retained five years
- WeGap check
Against the audit checklist.
- YouFix
With our list.
- Audit
By an FSSAI-recognised agency.
- WeClose findings
Corrective actions documented.
The mistakes we see most.
For Central-licensed high-risk manufacturers it is yearly.
Audit records are kept for five years.
The authorities behind this service.
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Our promises, in writing
You get the fee before we start. If the scope changes, you hear it from us before it costs you.
We file on your own FoSCoS (FSSAI’s licensing website) account with your approval. Nothing to hand back if you ever leave.
Straight to FSSAI on FoSCoS. It never passes through us.
Each rule comes with its source, and we say clearly when something is our advice.
Common questions
Do you conduct the audit?
No — the audit must be done by an FSSAI-recognised auditing agency. We prepare you for it and close findings afterwards.
Can a state-licensed business be told to get one?
Yes — the Commissioner can direct an audit at the business’s cost (reg. 2.1.17(5)).
Often needed alongside.
Compliance Care
The whole post-licence calendar, run for you, with a monthly status note.
See the serviceFSMS plan & HACCP
A Food Safety Management System written for your kind of business — not a template.
See the serviceMock inspection & readiness
Walk the Schedule 4 checklist and the document folder before the real inspector does.
See the serviceGet a fixed quote — in writing, before we start.
Book a free 10-minute check. A person — not a bot — calls you back within working hours, tells you exactly which licence you need and what it costs, before you commit to anything.
- Government fee paid by you, directly to FSSAI
- Filed under your own FoSCoS login
- Fixed fee, confirmed in writing before we start
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