Food Safety and Standards Authority of India in short form FSSAI is an autonomous body that works on food safety and regulations and it is governed under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Obtaining FSSAI Annual Return Online is compulsory for all the businesses that deal with food and food-related products to file for FSSAI Annual Return.

Filing the FSSAI Annual Return:

• Business related to food manufacturing, exporting, importing, selling are needed to file for the FSSAI annual return regularly.
• Business operators who are involved in the manufacturing and distribution of milk products should file FSSAI annual return for every half-yearly.
• Each Food Business Operators with the annual turnover exceeding Rs.12 lakh should file FASSI Annual Return.

FSSAI Form D1

The FSSAI annual return, Form D1 should be submitted on or before 31st May of every year. The Form D1 is submitted with the Licensing Authority according to the type of food items or food products traded or sold by the Food Business Operators in the next financial year.

FSSAI Form D2

FSSAI Form D2 is filed every half-yearly and not all FBO is eligible to submit Form D2.Form D2 is filled between 1st April to 30th September and between 1st of October to 31st of March of every year.