FOSTAC is a nationwide food safety training program initiated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) aimed at educating food business operators on food safety regulations. It mandates that every food business with a central or state license should employ at least one trained food safety supervisor for every 25 food handlers to ensure compliance and promote hygiene. True Welfare Society supports this initiative by providing vocational training and skills to empower communities, especially women and adolescents, in the food industry.

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2. About
Food safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) is a large scale
training program of Food safety & standard Authority of India
initiated with the aim to spread education and raise awareness
on Food safety & Standards Act, Rules & Regulation among food
business operators.
It is accordingly desired that all food businesses having central
licenses or state licenses should have at least one trained and
certified food safety supervisor for every 25 food handlers or
part thereof on all their premises.

3. About True Welfare Society
True Welfare Society is non-governmental organization with
nationwide presence working in the field of Skill
Development, Assessment, CSR, women empowerment,
health and Social development. Our organization is building
capability towards acquiring employability skills and
Entrepreneurship skills.
Since the inception of the organization we are providing
voluntary support to the community by various means as
we are indulged in catering various vocational training for
specially challenged and enable them to live as
independently as possible.
TRUE welfare society aims at ending this vicious cycle of
poverty and providing vocational skills to adolescents and
youth especially girls to increase their chances of finding a
respectable profession and becoming a contributing
member of the society. We are working with numerous
government agencies, civil society organizations, and
communities concentrating on Health & Nutrition,
Education, Child Protection, Humanitarian Response and
Child development.
Human Resource Solutions
CSR Activist Skill development Agency
Healthcare
Assessment Agency
Capacity
Building
Women
Empowerment
Environment

4. Raising the bar of food safety in the country by
TRAINING
OBJECTIVE
Creating an improved environment of self compliance to FSS Act, by the responsible
food business.
Bringing a behavioral change and inculcating a culture of food safety in the country.
To enhance the availability of skilled/ trained manpower in the food industry.
To enhance quality & hygiene of food & food premises.
To have control on small food joints by regular audits and checks.
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5. Mandatory Regulations
Food Safety Supervisors are trained in good hygienic and sanitary practices to be followed by all
food business operators as per requirements in Schedule 4 of Food Safety and Standards
(Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.
Section 55 of FSSAI Act-
Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety Officer.
FSO‘s are directed by the FSSAI to regulate and facilitate in FoSTaC trainings.
Section 56 of FSSAI Act-
Any person who, whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, manufactures or
processes any article of food for human consumption under unhygienic or unsanitary conditions,
shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees.
FoSTaC is all about hygiene and post-covid precautions to be maintained.
Section 56 of FSSAI Act-
Whoever contravenes any provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, for
the contravention of which no penalty has been separately provided in this Chapter, shall be
liable to a penalty which may extend to two lakh rupees.

6. Roles of Food
Safety Supervisors
1. Food Safety supervisors should carry out periodic onsite training of all food
handlers, at least on a quarterly basis and maintain record thereof for the purpose
of food safety audits and inspections.
2. To recognize and prevent risks associated with food handling in food business.
3. To train and supervise the other food handlers in the food business premises.
4. Ensure the compliance of food business with all the FSSAI’s requirements.
5. Create a behavioral change in other food handlers regarding personal hygiene,
good hygienic/manufacturing practices, safe handling of foods.
6. Responsible for incorporating the culture of food safety in the food business
premises
.

7. COURSE
CATEGORIES
1st BASIC
2nd ADVANCE
3rd SPECIAL
Basic level certification are meant for food business. Duration of each
course is of 4 hours.
Course are: - (1) Street Food Vending,(2) Catering,(3) Manufacturing /
Processing,(4) Storage & Transport, and (5) Retail & Distribution.
Advanced courses and certification are for State & Central Licensed food
business. Duration of each course is 8 hours. Course are: - (1) Catering
(2) Manufacturing / Processing, (3) Storage & Transport, and (4) Retail &
Distribution
Special course have been developed for high risk food business or The
food business which require special attention. Duration of special
course is 8-12 hours. Spread over 1-2 days. Course are: - (1) Milk &
Milk Products, (2) Meat & Poultry, (3) Fish & Sea Food, (4) Packaged
Water, (5) Bakery (6) Edible Oil and Fat, (7) Health Supplement &
Nutraceuticals

8. COURSES OFFERED
BASIC
Basic Catering – General & COVID
Basic Catering – Integrated Child Development Services &
COVID
Basic Catering – Mid Day Meal & COVID
Basic Catering – Bakery Level 1 & COVID
Basic Manufacturing – General & COVID
Basic Retail and Distribution – General & COVID
Basic Storage and Transport – General & COVID
ADVANCE
Advance Catering – General & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – General & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Milk and milk products & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Animal meat and meat products
& COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Poultry meat and meat products
& COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Fish and fish products & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Packaged water and water based
beverages & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Bakery Level 2 & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Edible oils and fats & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Health supplements and
nutraceuticals & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Alcoholic beverages & COVID
Advance Manufacturing – Organic food products & COVID
Advance Retail and Distribution – General & COVID
Advance Retail and Distribution – Point of sale of Health
supplement & COVID
Advance Storage and Transport – General & COVID
SPECIAL
Awareness – COVID 19
(Integrated with all the
Basic and Advance courses
also)
Awareness – Street Food
Vending
Awareness – Start up
Course (Self-learning)

9. FoSTaC Courses Fees Structure
S.No. Mode Course* Fees Participant Limit Duration
1 Offline
For Street food vending
course INR 700 + GST per participant Maximum 50 participants
per batch
4 Hours
2 Offline For Basic courses INR 1200 + GST per participant
3 Offline For Advanced courses INR 2000 + GST per participant
Maximum 40 participants
per batch
8 Hours
4 Offline
Sector specific courses other
than Milk and Milk Products
INR 2500 + GST per participant
5 Offline
For Advance manufacturing -
Milk and Milk Products
INR 3000 + GST per participant
Maximum 40 participants
per batch
12 Hours

10. Advantages Of FoSTaC Training & Certification
Food Business Operators(FBO)
Enhance the availability of skilled manpower in the field of food safety.
Food Safety Supervisors ensures better implementation of Schedule 4 requirements of the FSS
Regulations in food businesses which in turn reduces the non-compliance for FBOs during the
regulatory inspection and smoothens the operations during pre- audit and audits.
Having a food safety supervisor will lead to self-compliance of FSSAI’s schedule 4 requirements and
further it reduces the burden of the legal action/ grievances/ complains raised by the consumers,
regulatory officials and Food Authority.
Build a confidence among the consumers for food safety and maintaining hygiene in their food
business premises which reflects on the profit of the food business

11. Advantages Of FoSTaC Training & Certification
Food Handlers in food business
Improve their performance and value in the food businesses.
Enhance the knowledge and in the field of food safety.
Considered as a skill development in food safety and quality assurance.
Opportunity to exhibit your leadership quality among the other food handlers.
Students & Others in food business
•Enhance their knowledge in the field of food safety
•Able to fulfill the demand for skilled food handlers in the food businesses as Food Safety Supervisors.
•Value addition to the individual’s resume and improves their employability in the food sector
throughout the country

12. Career Benefit after training
Improved knowledge will make you
lead in market and Perform better.
Performance
improves their employability in the
food sector throughout the country
Employability
You will be certified by FSSAI,
governing body of food players.
Certified
Recognition by FSSAI would add
benefits to your skills to train the food
handelrs.
Skilled
Lowering the percentage of food
infections & poisoning & also long
term consequences due to such
incidents.
Risk Control
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13. Eligibility criteria for Food Safety Supervisors
For Basic & Awareness courses
Food Handlers/Supervisors or other individuals employed in Petty Food Business.
Students/ other individuals' intending to enter the Food Business.
Qualification / Experience
Class 5th
Standard
No experience required
Education in relevant field with 10+2 passed with Science. No experience required

14. Eligibility criteria for Food Safety Supervisors
For Advance & Sector specific courses
Qualification / Experience
Food Handlers/ Supervisor or other individuals employed in the business having State License & Central License.
For sector specific courses (High Risk Food — Such as Milk, Meat, water etc.) -
Degree in science with Chemistry/ Bio-Chemistry/ Food and Nutrition / Microbiology or a degree
or diploma in Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Dairy Microbiology/ Dairy Chemistry/ Dairy
Engineering / Oil Technology/ Veterinary Science / Hotel Management & Catering Technology
or
Any degree or diploma in any other discipline related to the specific requirement of the business
from a recognized university, institute or equivalent with one-year experience in a supervisory role
in the relevant sector.
For others - Graduate with one-year experience in relevant sector.

15. Eligibility criteria for Food Safety Supervisors
For Advance & Sector specific courses
Qualification / Experience
Students/ other individuals intending to enter the Food Business.
Completed/ pursuing final year of graduation in food science/ nutrition/ hospitality/ Chemistry/
Bio-Chemistry/ Microbiology Dairy/ Oil/ Veterinary/ Hotel Management & Catering Technology
or
diploma in other discipline related to the specific requirements of the business from a
recognized university, institute or other allied fields with an exposure to industrial training/
experience of a minimum 6 weeks in the relevant sector (as per the course selected)

16. Empanelment Letter

17. Training completion certificate

18. Conclusion
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Mandatory training for food business under the FSS Act, 2006.
Get registered yourself through:-
Photo Identity Proof (Adhaar)
Age Proof(10th
/ Mark sheet)
Educational Proof(Last Qualification mark sheet)
One Photo
Food License Number(If any)

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