Online licensing and registration of all food business establishments in Himachal Pradesh has been made mandatory and this should be done by February 4, this year.
A spokesman of the State Government said here that all food business operators, including pansari shops, dhabas, restaurants, hotels, guesthouses, canteens, stall owners, milk and egg shop owners, meat shop owners, civil supply shops, stores, depots, wine shops, agriculture and horticulture store/depot, Railway, Airport, Military and paramilitary food store/depot, Government and semi-Government and hospital canteens and catering business operators should register their business establishments besides getting online licence by February 4.
He said that the food business operators who would not register their establishments by February 4, 2014 would be fined Rs 100 per day under Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006.