New Delhi: The central food safety regulator on Tuesday warned that hotels and restaurants operating without its licence will be sealed and closed if they fail to take its permit within the next three months. Agarwal conceded some confusion in businesses on whether the FSSAI licence is mandatory and said the states' drive aimed to clear such doubts. Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, no entity - profit or non-profit, public or private - shall be allowed to run any food business except under a licence. The FSSAI licence must be displayed at prominent points in food outlets and restaurants, with contact details of customer care as well as the area food inspector, Agarwal said. The regulator is working on ratings for cleanliness, such as "hygiene and hygiene plus", and these would be issued soon.

Source: The Telegraph November 14, 2017 20:48 UTC