Where Restaurants Must Display Their FSSAI Licence
FSSAI’s display-of-information framework requires certain food businesses to display their licence or registration details and other specified information. The applicable requirements depend on licence type, outlet count and service channel. Because guidance documents and regulations have been amended over time, restaurants should verify the live FSSAI rules and not assume every older checklist applies unchanged.
What the current official source says
FSSAI published a FAQ on display of information under the relevant regulations. It discusses display of the FSSAI licence or registration, food-safety display material, and additional information in certain larger businesses and online channels. Review the official FAQ together with the current regulations and subsequent amendments at FSSAI’s licensing and registration amendments page.
The practical distinction is between showing a licence number and satisfying all information-display duties. A licence copy or number may be required at a visible place, while menu declarations, consumer notices and online information can have their own placement and scope. For example, information attached to menu items cannot necessarily be replaced by a licence certificate at the entrance. Check each requirement separately against the rule text.
Scope and how to read the requirement
Digital ordering changes where a guest sees the information but does not automatically remove the underlying disclosure requirement. FSSAI’s FAQ discusses how some food-service information is to be made available through an online platform. A restaurant using its own menu page and a third-party ordering channel should verify what information is required on each surface and who is responsible for publishing it.
Limits and records
This article does not establish that a specific restaurant has complied. Business size, licence category, outlet count, menu type and amendments can affect the result. The most reliable review identifies the current rule, the business category, the physical display point and relevant online channel, then records the official source and check date. Recheck before relying on older guidance because the framework is actively updated.
An information audit can record each physical and digital customer touchpoint: entrance, service counter, printed menu, restaurant-owned ordering page and third-party listing. For every touchpoint, identify the provision that applies, the exact information required and the person responsible for keeping it current. This prevents a visible licence number from being mistaken for a complete display review, while also avoiding the opposite mistake of applying an old FAQ to every outlet without checking later amendments.
Frequently asked questions
Must an FSSAI licence be visible in a restaurant?
FSSAI display rules cover licence or registration information, but the exact requirements depend on the business and current provisions.
Is an online menu covered by display rules?
Some consumer information may have to appear on online ordering channels; check the current regulation and platform responsibilities.
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Sources and further reading
Source links support the facts above. Check dated source material for current details.