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To address the legal requirements and challenges by fish retailers, the FSSAI License for fishers is necessary.
Legislation
Section 92 of Food Safety and Standards[1] (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment, Regulations, 2016- tells about the FSSAI license for the fish retailers.
To understand the legislation and working of FSSAI License for the fish retailers, some more related concepts like “Fish and Fish Products” must be understood as follows:
Table of Contents
A. Classification of Fish Retailers
These regulations are for the Food Business operators of the Fish Retailers; the fish retailers have divided into groups:
Stationary Street vendors work within the fixed locations, such as selected location shops in the market or little shops at the roadside.
Moving Street Food Vendors– Those shopkeepers who move from one place to another carrying their wares by hand or on the head, or the vehicle, such as a bicycle or pushed transport.
B. Hygiene Practices
The shops must be away from the areas which are not prone to flood zones, and space must not have any smokes or odors.
The retailer selling the multiple fishes must avoid the cross-contamination of the fishes. Do not store fresh fish and cooked fish together.
Use clean water to wash the fish.
The ice must be produced from clean and microbiologically tested safe water.
Preservatives should not be used and formaldehyde should not be used.
The clean and disinfected crates must be used for transporting the fishes.
It is essential for fish retailers to undergo a proper medical examination that they are free from any infections.
All the interiors of the premises must be constructed of materials, which are corrosion resistant, light-colored, durable, impervious to build up fish slime, blood, to reduce the risk of the physical contamination.
The equipments shall be constructed of the suitable corrosion resistant material that doesn’t transmit toxic substances and shall not cause mechanical injuries.
Raw materials shall be procured from a registered supplier. The fish needs to be free from the ammonia-like odour, or sour taste and eyes shall be shiny and transparent.
The temperature of the products at the time of storage shall be at the range of 0 degree Celsius to +4 degree Celsius ( 0-4 degree Celsius), and frozen products shall be -18 degree Celsius. There shall not be too long storage by the fish retailers, and severe fluctuations shall be avoided.
Avoid packages which have signs frost or ice crystals, which means the fish has been stored for a long time and refrozen. The packaging of the fish shall ensure the safety of fish and fish products and should not change the organoleptic properties before the expiration date.
The transportation of the fish and fish chilling products shall be through chilling equipment which maintains the temperature of the 4 degree Celsius or maintain a temperature below -18 degree Celsius.
The fresh fish shall not contain any food preservatives added by the fish retailers, including formaldehyde, contaminants and natural or synthetic or hormonal substances.
Fish products shall contain the permitted ingredients and comply with the relevant guidelines.
The manufacturer or sells any article, of food himself or any pretty retailer, hawker, vendor, or a temporary stallholder, or food business operators, whose annual turnover not exceeding 12 lakhs.
The food business operator (wholesaler, retailer, distributor, etc.) whose annual turnover is between Rs 12 lakhs to 20 crores. They have to get registered under State Authority
The annual turnover of the food business operators is more than Rs 20 Crores.
It can be concluded that the fishing industry has a broad market in India. The purpose of the registration of fish retailers is to increase the awareness for the consumers. Also, registration of the products has been publicity for the FBO about its product. It increases the authenticity of the products.
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