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On receipt of an improvement notice, you need to act upon the suggestions given for improvement by the concerned authority. A minimum of 14 days shall be granted by the concerned authority for submission of the compliance report. 

If you are aggrieved by the improvement notice or any decision of the concerned authority, you may appeal under Section 32 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to the Commissioner of Food Safety whose decision thereon, shall be final.

Inspections are conducted on the points of Sanitary and Hygienic Requirements as mentioned in Schedule 4 of FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011. Kind of Businesswise standardized inspection checklists used by inspectors are based on Schedule 4 requirements only and are available at https://fssai.gov.in/cms/inspection-matrices.php.

Under Section 32 (4) and 32(5) of FSS Act, 2006, any person who is aggrieved by the decision of Licensing/Registering Authority, may appeal to the Commissioner of Food Safety whose decision thereon shall be final. The period within which such an appeal may be brought shall be fifteen days from the date on which notice of the decision was served through any of the available modes. In case of an appeal against an improvement notice, the period shall be 15 days or the period specified in the improvement notice, whichever expires earlier.

License can be transferred in case of the death of the owner. Transfer applications can be made online. For transfer of License, Death Certificate and Proof of Legal Heir is required.

You need to apply online for surrendering the License or Registration by login into the Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) account from which the license/registration application was filed. After approval of the concerned authority, it will be considered surrendered.