Who needs what
A supplement sold under your brand involves three parties. Each one holds its own FSSAI paperwork.
| Who | What they hold | Who arranges it |
|---|---|---|
| The production facility | An FSSAI licence for supplements and a GMP certificate | The facility |
| Orvanes | Its own FSSAI licence | Orvanes |
| You, the brand owner | Your own FSSAI registration | We file it for you |
Your business is named on every pack as the marketer. The brand is yours, and so is the registration.
A registration has limits on who can use it. This guide does not print those limits, because they must be current. Confirm with a food-law consultant that a registration fits your business.
What we file for you
When you start with Orvanes, the work is split like this.
You do four things:
- choose your products
- approve your label
- pay
- sell
We do five things:
- file your FSSAI registration
- check your label
- place the production order
- test the batch
- deliver your order to your address
The filing is part of the launch fee of ₹15,752. You pay it once. We keep your licences and lab reports in one place, so you can show them when someone asks.
How long a registration takes varies. We do not give a number of days here. Ask a food-law consultant for the current time before you plan a launch date.
What it means for your label
The rules decide a large part of your label.
- The words HEALTH SUPPLEMENT must appear in bold capitals.
- The label must carry the ingredients, the nutrition table, the quantity, the batch, the dates, the licence numbers and the price.
- The label must not claim to cure or prevent a disease.
In the Brand studio these parts are locked, so you cannot remove them by mistake. You change the name, the logo, the colours and a set of approved lines. We check every label against supplement rules before production starts.
Your pack also carries a QR code. It opens the lab report for that batch, and your buyers see the FSSAI licence there too.
What you can and cannot say
The same care applies to what you say when you sell.
- Say "health supplement". A health supplement is not for medicinal use.
- Say "lab tested" when you hold the lab report. Every Orvanes batch has one, and the QR code on the pack opens it.
- Do not say that a product cures, treats or prevents anything.
- Do not show reviews, badges or certificates that you cannot prove.
- Use approved claims only, on your pack and in your marketing.
What this guide does not tell you
We left some facts out on purpose. They must be current, or they depend on your business, and a wrong number here could cost you money.
- The government fee for a registration
- The limits that decide who can use a registration
- How long a registration takes
- Whether your business needs any other licence
- How tax applies to your sales
Confirm each one with a food-law consultant. Ask an accountant about tax.
Questions for a food-law consultant
Take these five questions to your consultant.
- Which FSSAI registration fits my business, and what are its current limits?
- A licensed facility makes my product and my business markets it. What must my label show?
- Which words can I use on the pack and in my marketing?
- How should tax be charged on my sales?
- What insurance cover is sensible in my first year?
Write the answers down and keep them with your documents.
When you have the answers, see how it works with Orvanes. Our guide to starting a supplement brand in India shows the costs and the steps.