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Medical Fitness Certificate for Food Handler

FSSAI regulations require food handlers, restaurant workers, and food processing employees to have a medical fitness certificate confirming they're free from communicable diseases. This protects public health.

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Who needs this certificate?

Common scenarios where this applies.

Restaurant and hotel kitchen staff.

Street food vendors and hawkers.

Food processing and packaging plant workers.

Catering service employees.

Cloud kitchen and food delivery preparation staff.

What's included in the certificate

Every certificate includes these standard elements.

Declaration of freedom from communicable diseases.

Skin condition assessment (relevant for food handling).

General health and hygiene fitness.

Doctor's registration and credentials.

FSSAI-compatible certificate format.

What the FSSAI medical fitness certificate must contain

Schedule 4 sets medical examination and record requirements for food handlers. Use the current format required by your food safety authority or employer and have the registered medical practitioner complete it from the actual examination.

Food handler's details
Full name, age and sex, and the role they perform — kitchen, packing, service or delivery preparation.
Food business details
Name and address of the food business operator, and the FSSAI licence or registration number where one has been issued.
Date of examination
The date the handler was actually examined. Inspections check that the record is current, so the date of the next annual examination is worth stating alongside it.
Communicable disease statement
An explicit statement that the handler was examined and found free from infectious, contagious and other communicable diseases — the core requirement in Schedule 4.
Clinical screening covered
Skin conditions, and eye, ear, nose and throat findings relevant to handling food. Screening for tuberculosis, typhoid and hepatitis is usually recorded here, with a chest X-ray where the doctor considers it indicated.
Vaccination record
Schedule 4 asks for vaccination against the enteric group of diseases. Record the vaccine given and the date, or note the handler's existing immunisation status.
Fitness declaration
A clear fit or not fit to handle food conclusion — not just a list of findings. This is the line the inspector reads.
Doctor's authentication
Name, signature, qualification, medical council registration number and seal of the registered medical practitioner who carried out the examination.

Confirm the required proforma with your food safety authority or employer. A list of fields on this page does not guarantee acceptance or replace the examination.

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  • Declaration of freedom from communicable diseases.
  • Skin condition assessment (relevant for food handling).
  • General health and hygiene fitness.
  • Doctor's registration and credentials.

Get this certificate signed by a doctor

Tell us who needs examining and we'll point you at the right route — a single certificate you can start straight away, or an on-site visit if you have a workforce to cover.

For food businesses

Certificates for your whole kitchen staff

Schedule 4 applies to every handler on your payroll, and what an inspection asks for is the record. Buy codes for your staff from one person up: each person applies from their own phone and is examined by a doctor on video, and your order page keeps the register.

  • No minimum order, with lower prices per person from 5, 25 and 100 people.
  • One payment for the order and a GST invoice.
  • A register of who is done, with issue and expiry dates, and a CSV export.
  • Email and WhatsApp reminders 30 and 7 days before a certificate ends.
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Frequently asked questions

Is a medical certificate mandatory for food handlers in India?
Yes. Under FSSAI regulations, food business operators must ensure all food handlers have a valid medical fitness certificate. It's required for FSSAI licence compliance.
How often should food handler medical certificates be renewed?
FSSAI Schedule 4 requires annual medical examination and a record signed by a registered medical practitioner for covered food handlers. Follow any additional local requirements.
What diseases disqualify someone from food handling?
A clinician should assess symptoms, suspected communicable disease and the risk of contaminating food. Disclose illness promptly and follow medical and workplace food-safety instructions; do not use a diagnosis list to self-certify fitness.
Can food handlers get certificates online?
Yes, with a video examination. A registered doctor examines you on a video call: hands, nails and skin, eyes, ear, nose and throat. They also ask about illness in the last two weeks and your typhoid vaccination, and order tests only if an infection is suspected. The certificate says it was a video examination. Some food safety officers or employers ask for an in-person examination or lab tests, so check with yours first.
Is there an official FSSAI format for the food handler medical certificate?
Use the current format requested by your food safety authority or employer. FSSAI publishes medical fitness templates in its guidance materials. The certificate must reflect the actual examination and meet the applicable Schedule 4 requirements.
What should the medical fitness certificate contain?
The handler's name, age and the food business they work in; the date of examination; a statement that they were examined and found free from infectious, contagious and communicable diseases; the enteric-group vaccination record; a clear fit-to-handle-food declaration; and the doctor's name, signature, registration number and seal. The date of the next annual examination is worth adding — inspectors check that the record is current.
Who keeps the certificate — the food handler or the employer?
The food business operator has to keep the records available for inspection, so the employer holds the file. Handlers normally keep their own copy too. Where a whole workforce is examined together, one consolidated register is far easier to produce at an inspection than a folder of individual certificates.

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