Licensing
Food establishment authorisation
Authorisation of a facility that manufactures, processes, packages or stores food products.
Direct online application not verified
Application method: Institution portal. Use the official information below and confirm the current process with Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority.
Does this apply to you?
Inzira guidance
Food processing premises must be authorised and inspected before products can be placed on the market.
Operators of food manufacturing, processing or storage facilities.
What you need
Document checklist
Track each document. Its status carries across every other procedure on your path that needs it.
Certificate of incorporation
Site layout and process flow
Water potability test results
Staff medical certificates
Food safety management plan
Where do you apply?
Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority
Application method: Institution portal
Direct online application not verified
Application method: Institution portal. Use the official information below and confirm the current process with Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority.
What happens next?
Your next stepProduct registrationNeed help?
Typically handled with: Food safety consultant, Quality assurance specialist. Practitioners can apply to be listed — free while Inzira is in development.
Food safety consultant
HACCP systems, facility hygiene design and inspection readiness.
When you need one: For any food or agri-processing facility.
Quality assurance specialist
Quality systems, documentation and internal audits.
When you need one: As production scales and certification is maintained.
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