Migration Announcement from existing FLRS to new FoSCoS platform wef 1st November 2020
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (“FSSAI”) through a Public Notice dated 28th May 2020 announced migration of the existing Food Licensing and Registration System (“FLRS”) to a new platform – Food Safety and Compliance System (“FoSCoS”).
Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) is an enhanced version of Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS) which was launched in 2012 for issuance of pan-India FSSAI Licenses and Registration.
FoSCoS is built using latest technology with a vision to have modern on stop pan-India IT platform for food safety regulatory needs. FoSCoS is conceptualized as the umbrella system which is integrated with FSSAI’s other existing IT platforms such as Food Safety Compliance through Regular Inspection and Sampling (FoSCoRIS), Food Safety Connect-Complaints Management System, Online Annual Return platform, Food Import Clearing System (FICS), Indian Food Laboratory Network (InFoLNet), Audit Management System (AMS), adjudications and penalties, Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC), Food Safety Mitra (FSM) etc. These integrations will be done one by one in future until FoSCoS evolves from a licensing platform to a unified compliance platform. FosCos has a robust architecture capable of future extensions and enhancements.
FoSCoS shall also be integrated with other platforms of Government of India such as GST, PAN, MCA etc. further ease out the processes for businesses and also ensure a 360 degree profiling of businesses.
To read more about detailed changes from FLRS to FoSCoS, please click Guidance Document on FoSCoS
Source – https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/about-foscos
All manufactures holding valid FSSAI License will need to modify their License (without any modification fee) as per the “Standardized Food Products” available on the FoSCoS website, before 31st December 2020.
Links :
Migration Announcement by FSSAI – https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/press_release/2020/06/5ed4be98c59aaPress_Release_FoSCoS_01_06_2020.pdf
FoSCoS Website – https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/