FSSAI vs. State FDA

This is one of the most common points of confusion for operators. FSSAI sets the national standards and issues licenses, but day-to-day inspection and enforcement in many states is carried out by the State Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — for example, Maharashtra's FDA.

In practice, this means your business is answering to both a national licensing framework and a state-level inspection body, and the documentation you keep needs to satisfy whichever inspector shows up. Our audits are benchmarked to both FSSAI Schedule 4 and applicable State FDA norms, rather than just one or the other.