FSSAI Compliance Checklists
for Restaurants, Bars & Hotels
Six Mumbai FSSAI licences suspended in four days. Inspectors across India are checking hygiene, use-by dates, veg/non-veg separation, and licences right now. This pack is that routine - 74 checks in four tiers (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly), each citing the regulation behind it and the enforcement case that proves it matters. The daily tier runs in minutes a shift. Free, no account.
Four tiers - each check lives where it can realistically fail
Daily Ops - Open & CloseThe 5–10 minute shift routine: keeping food cold (cold chain), stock condition, hygiene basics. Run at opening and closing by the shift supervisor. · 17 checksWeekly WalkthroughThe outlet manager's structural round: labelling, packaging, equipment, suppliers and deep-clean checks that a shift can't cover. · 22 checksMonthly Compliance ReviewLicences, records and documentation - the paperwork that decides whether an inspection ends with a note or a suspension. · 25 checksQuarterly Self-AuditScore yourself before an inspector does: the full self-audit against FSSAI's own scoring logic, run by the compliance head. · 10 checksWhat enforcement is actually citing
FSSAI Raids & Fines - July–August 2026Every reported action: Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru - what was found, what it cost, and which check catches it. Updated as new actions are reported.FSSAI or FDA - who actually enforces food safety in India?
Who enforces food safety in India: FSSAI or the FDA?Both - they are two layers of one system. FSSAI is the national regulator: it issues the licence every food business displays, writes the regulations and the audit checklists. Enforcement on the ground is run by state food safety departments - Maharashtra's is called the FDA, Karnataka's is the Food Safety Wing - carrying out the FSS Act 2006 and FSSAI's framework. So a "Maharashtra FDA raid" is enforcement of FSSAI rules: one national rulebook, state enforcers with different names. This pack keeps you ready for both, because the checklist that satisfies the FSSAI framework is the same one the state inspector tests you against.
The five rules that keep you open
1. Licence before flameNo valid FSSAI licence - for you or any contractor cooking on your premises - means you are one inspection from a shutdown.
2. Nothing expired, anywhereKitchen, stores, bar, cold room: one out-of-date item found in a raid becomes a seizure headline. Sweep daily.
3. Keep veg and non-veg separate, alwaysThe one finding cited in every 2026 enforcement wave, Mumbai and Bengaluru alike. Storage, prep and display.
4. If it isn't logged, it didn't happenInspections are decided on records: temperature logs, medical certificates, pest reports, training files.
5. Audit yourself before they doFSSAI's own scoring caps your grade on a single critical failure. The quarterly self-audit finds it first.
This is the manual version
PeakScale Ops runs compliance checklists, audits and issue-tracking automatically across 2,000+ outlets. See the real thing →FSSAI compliance pack v1.0.0 · updated 2026-08-10 · original wording drafted from official regulatory sources and reported enforcement findings ·
agent-ready JSONInformational resource, not legal advice - verify requirements with your food safety consultant or counsel.