date:Oct 18, 2012
o traders under the Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) Act, 1954 (which the FSSA, 2006 replaced) expired in March 2011, but many FBOs are unaware that they need to acquire fresh licenses under the new Act. All FBOs have been asked to get a license from the food safety department by February 4, 2013 an extension to the earlier deadline of August 4, 2012.
As many as 12,500 FBOs in Chennai are yet to get a license. And a chunk of 7,500 smaller players do nothave registration certificates, he s