Meat Retail Shops sell meat products after minor processing or no processing at all. They are considered a high-risk retail sector, and must comply with licensing and food safety requirements, have a trained Food Safety Supervisor and ensure safe and hygienic practices.

• Food Safety Department of States/UTs:  Food Safety Departments will be responsible for overall monitoring of the implementation.
• Meat Retail Shops: The actual implementation of this scheme will be carried out by meat retail shops and audit agencies. It is essential for meat retails shops to comply with the requirements and apply for the scheme.
• Audit Agencies: Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies play an important role of assessing and verifying the level of food safety compliance in a food establishment.
• Training partners: Training partners ensure the food establishment understands the food hygiene and safety practices to be adopted by training the food safety supervisor.
• Associations: Associations can support State/UTs Food Safety Department in implementation of this scheme by reaching out to members, organizing workshops, etc.

• Identify and mobilise participation of meat retail shops and their association in the district with support of the Food Safety Department of States/UTs. 
• Organize an awareness drive along with food safety officers and audit agencies for meat retail shops to sensitize and draw a plan for implementation (with timelines) of this scheme.
• Step 1: Self-Assessment by FBO

  The stand-alone food establishment can login to the Hygiene Rating Portal with their existing Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) Login ID & password. After logging in, the FBO will self-assess their food safety compliance against parameters enumerated in the relevant Hygiene Rating checklist that has been created by FSSAI. The self-assessment helps in identification of gaps in food safety compliance that the food establishment needs to address. After the identified gaps are filled, the Food Establishment can approach an FSSAI-empanelled audit agency for final verification.

  Step 2: Verification by Auditing Agency

  The stand-alone food establishment will have the option to choose an FSSAI-empanelled auditing agencythat will visit and inspect the premises for food safety compliance.

  Step 3: Generation and display of Hygiene Rating

  Based on the inspection, verified hygiene rating will be generated. The FBO can download the Hygiene Rating Certificate and display it in their premises where it is visible to the consumers. The simple design of Hygiene Rating Certificate, wherein the score is depicted through smileys, makes it very easy for consumers to understand the hygiene standards of restaurants.

• Regular monitoring of the progress of implementation of the scheme to identify challenges faced by stakeholders and provide support in overcoming them.
• Ensure that hygiene rated meat retail shops display the rating certificate prominently in the food premises.

Mithai (sweets) are an essential part of Indian cuisine and culture. Sweet shops are involved in preparation and/or sale of dessert items (majorly traditional Indian sweets) prepared mainly from milk, milk products, cereals, pulses and nuts. Sweet shops handle high-risk food products such as milk and milk products (where adulteration, use of artificial colours and food hygiene are common issues). It is essential that these establishments comply with licensing and food safety requirements stated under FSS Act, 2006.

• Food Safety Department of States/UTs:  Food Safety Departments will be responsible for overall monitoring of the implementation.
• Sweet Shops:The actual implementation of this scheme will be carried out by mithai (sweet) shops and audit agencies. It is essential for mithai (sweet) shops to comply with the requirements and apply for the scheme. 
• Audit Agencies: Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies play important role of assessing and verifying the level of food safety compliance in a food establishment.
• Training Partners: Training partners ensure that the food establishment understands the food hygiene and safety practices to be adopted by training the Food Safety Supervisor.
• Associations of Sweet Manufacturers: Association(s) can support State/UTs Food Safety Department in implementation of this scheme by reaching out to members, organizing workshops, sensitising about the scheme, etc. 

• Identify mithai (Sweet) shops and their Associations in the district with the support of the Food Safety Department of State/UT. 
• Organize an awareness drive along with Food Safety Officers (FSO) and audit agencies for mithai (Sweet) shops to sensitize and draw a plan for implementation (with timelines) of this scheme.
• Conduct a licensing drive and trainings to meet the prerequisite requirements of hygiene rating (if not fulfilled already).
• Step 1: Self-Assessment by FBO

  The stand-alone food establishment can login to the Hygiene Rating Portal with their existing Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) Login ID & password. After logging in, the FBO will self-assess their food safety compliance against parameters enumerated in the relevant Hygiene Rating checklist that has been created by FSSAI. The self-assessment helps in identification of gaps in food safety compliance that the food establishment needs to address. After the identified gaps are filled, the Food Establishment can approach an FSSAI-empanelled audit agency for final verification.

  Step 2: Verification by Auditing Agency

  The stand-alone food establishment will have the option to choose an FSSAI-empanelled auditing agencythat will visit and inspect the premises for food safety compliance.

  Step 3: Generation and display of Hygiene Rating

  Based on the inspection, verified hygiene rating will be generated. The FBO can download the Hygiene Rating Certificate and display it in their premises where it is visible to the consumers. The simple design of Hygiene Rating Certificate, wherein the score is depicted through smileys, makes it very easy for consumers to understand the hygiene standards of restaurants.

•  Regularly monitor the progress of implementation of the scheme to identify challenges faced by stakeholders and provide support in overcoming them.
• Ensure that hygiene rated mithai shops (sweet shops) display the rating certificate prominently in the food premises.