# Food Safety Ready

> Free, private, open-source self-assessment that helps Indian restaurants, cafés, caterers, cloud kitchens, canteens and other food service businesses check their readiness for an official FSSAI food safety inspection. It covers all 47 items of FSSAI's Food Safety Inspection Checklist for Catering (11 critical items, 116 marks maximum) and produces a prioritised corrective-action plan. Independent tool, not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by FSSAI.

Key facts:
- Website: https://foodsafetyready.in/ (works in any browser, mobile-first, no sign-up, free).
- Privacy: answers are stored only in the user's own browser; nothing is uploaded.
- Scoring follows FSSAI's published marking method: Compliant = 2 marks (4 for critical items), Partially compliant = 1 (not allowed on critical items), Non-compliant = 0; not-applicable items are excluded (FSSAI order of 2 Nov 2022); any critical item non-compliant means Non-compliance.
- Results are a self-assessment only, not an official inspection, licence, grade or approval.
- Rule pack version 2026.10.0; sources last checked 2026-10-14.

## Pages

- [Home](https://foodsafetyready.in/): What the tool does, who it is for, how it works.
- [FSSAI Catering inspection checklist](https://foodsafetyready.in/checklist): The 47-point FSSAI food safety inspection checklist for restaurants, hotels and caterers in simple English, with the 11 critical items and marks for each item.
- [FAQ](https://foodsafetyready.in/faq): Answers about the FSSAI Catering inspection checklist, critical items, how marks are calculated, privacy and the limits of a self-assessment.
- [Regulatory sources](https://foodsafetyready.in/sources): The official FSSAI documents, orders and versions behind Food Safety Ready’s questions and scoring, with verification status and known open items.
- [Official FSSAI resources for food businesses](https://foodsafetyready.in/resources): Links to FoSCoS licensing, FSSAI inspection checklists, Schedule 4 hygiene requirements and FoSTaC food safety training.
- [About Food Safety Ready](https://foodsafetyready.in/about): A free, open-source, public-interest tool that helps Indian food businesses prepare for food safety inspections.
- [Privacy & your data](https://foodsafetyready.in/privacy): Your answers stay in your own browser. No accounts, no tracking, no uploads. How to back up, move or delete your data.
- [Disclaimer](https://foodsafetyready.in/disclaimer): Limits of a self-assessment. Food Safety Ready is independent and not affiliated with FSSAI; results are not an official inspection or grade.
- [Food Safety Guides for Restaurants | Food Safety Ready](https://foodsafetyready.in/blog): Practical guides on preparing for an FSSAI inspection, the 11 critical checklist items, safe food temperatures, records to keep and food grade packaging.

## Guides

- [How to Prepare Your Restaurant for an FSSAI Food Safety Inspection](https://foodsafetyready.in/blog/prepare-restaurant-for-fssai-inspection): A practical walkthrough of what a Food Safety Officer checks in a restaurant kitchen, which documents to keep ready, and a simple four week plan to close gaps before the visit.
- [The 11 Critical Items in the FSSAI Catering Inspection Checklist, Explained](https://foodsafetyready.in/blog/fssai-catering-checklist-critical-items): FSSAI marks eleven items as critical in its Catering inspection checklist. Failing any one of them means non compliance. Here is what each one asks for and how to show you comply.
- [How FSSAI Inspection Marks and Grades Are Calculated](https://foodsafetyready.in/blog/how-fssai-inspection-marks-are-calculated): Compliance, partial compliance, non compliance and not applicable: how each finding is marked in the FSSAI Catering checklist, what changed in 2022 and 2025, and a worked example.
- [Safe Food Temperatures for Indian Restaurant Kitchens](https://foodsafetyready.in/blog/safe-food-temperatures-indian-kitchens): Thawing, cooking, cooling, portioning, holding, reheating and transport: every temperature and time limit in the FSSAI Catering checklist in one place, with practical tips.
- [Food Safety Records Every Restaurant Should Keep](https://foodsafetyready.in/blog/food-safety-records-restaurants-must-keep): Water tests, pest control, cleaning, temperatures, medical certificates, training and more. The records an FSSAI inspector may ask for, which checklist item each supports, and how long to keep them.
- [Food Grade Packaging Is Now a Critical Inspection Item: What Takeaway and Cloud Kitchens Need to Know](https://foodsafetyready.in/blog/food-grade-packaging-critical-item-2025): Since 3 April 2025, FSSAI treats food grade packaging as critical to food safety in its inspection checklists. What changed, who it affects, and how to get the right certificates.

## Optional

- [Full checklist and FAQ as plain text](https://foodsafetyready.in/llms-full.txt)