Health checkup for Food handlers
A complete health checkup for food handlers — kitchen, serving, and food prep staff — done at your premises. Stay audit-ready with FSSAI compliance and fitness certificates issued in the prescribed format, anywhere in India.
Package Pricing
Basic Package
CBC . Urine . Stool . Physical Exam
₹499*
Standard Package
Basic + Sputum + Eye Exam
₹699
Comprehensive Package
Standard + Hep A/B + Blood Sugar
₹999
*All packages include FSSAI-format fitness certificate and doctor sign-off. Prices per person, minimum 30 staff.
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The Legal Requirement
Why is this mandatory for your business?
Under the FSSAI Act 2006, every food business operator — hotels, restaurants, QSRs, cloud kitchens, canteens, and food processing units — must ensure a health checkup for food handlers at least once a year. It’s one of the simplest boxes to tick for FSSAI compliance, yet one of the most commonly missed during inspections.
A food handler is anyone who touches food, food-contact surfaces, or packaging — from head chef to dishwasher. One infected employee can contaminate an entire batch, leading to foodborne illness, customer harm, and legal liability for your establishment.
FSSAI inspectors can ask for these records at any time. Without valid fitness certificates on file, the consequences follow immediately.
1X
Minimum frequency — annual checkup required under FSSAI Act 2006
20+
Years of healthcare experience behind every Health Atmos checkup
⚠ Non-compliance risks
FSSAI compliance also extends to contract and temporary staff. If a contract kitchen worker handles food on your premises, their fitness certificate must also be on file. Health Atmos can manage bulk enrollments across all staff categories.
Who Needs This
Who qualifies as a food handler?
If your role involves open food, food-contact surfaces, or equipment at any stage of preparation, service, or packaging — FSSAI classifies you as a food handler, and you’re due for a health checkup.
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Chefs & Cooks
All kitchen cooking and preparation staff, including sous chefs and line cooks
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Kitchen Assistants
Food prep workers, dishwashers, cleaners who touch food-contact surfaces
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Food Packers
Cloud kitchen packing staff, QSR takeaway packaging and sealing workers
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Waitstaff & Servers
Anyone who serves food directly to customers or handles plated dishes
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Delivery Personnel
In-house delivery staff who handle sealed food packages for transport
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Hotel Housekeeping
Staff who handle in-room dining setups or minibar replenishment
Required Medical Tests
What tests does FSSAI require?
Every test in this health checkup for food handlers targets a specific disease risk.
Here’s what we screen for, and why each one matters for food safety.
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Screens for infections and anemia that impair the immune system. A food handler with an undetected blood infection poses a direct transmission risk to food.
Stool Routine Examination
Identifies intestinal parasites, worms, and pathogens that are transmitted via the fecal-oral route — the primary pathway of foodborne contamination by food handlers.
Urine Routine Examination
Checks for urinary tract infections and kidney conditions that may indicate systemic illness. Early detection prevents cross-contamination from personal hygiene lapses.
Sputum Test for Tuberculosis
Required in most Indian states. TB is an airborne infection — an infected food handler coughing or sneezing over food preparation areas presents a serious public health hazard.
Eye Examination
Checks for conjunctivitis and other communicable eye infections that can spread via contact with food surfaces. Also ensures staff can safely read hygiene instructions and safety labels.
Physical Examination by Doctor
A certified medical practitioner performs a general physical assessment — checking skin conditions, respiratory health, and overall fitness to handle food safely in a commercial environment.
Vaccination Requirements
Vaccinations required under FSSAI
Beyond lab tests, FSSAI compliance also calls for vaccinations against the diseases most often transmitted through food handling. We coordinate scheduling directly with your HR team.
|
Vaccine |
Disease Prevented |
Schedule |
Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
|
TT (Tetanus Toxoid) |
Tetanus — can enter food via cuts and wounds |
Single injection |
Every 6 months |
|
Typhoid Vaccine |
Typhoid fever — spreads via contaminated food & water |
Single injection |
Every year |
|
Hepatitis B Vaccine |
Hepatitis B — liver disease transmissible through blood contact |
3 injections: 0, 1, 6 months |
Every 3 years |
We maintain vaccination records for all enrolled staff and send renewal reminders 30 days before expiry. All vaccination records are provided in FSSAI-inspection-ready format.
FSSAI Fitness Certificate
We issue FSSAI-format certificates
Every food handler who clears the checkup receives a fitness certificate issued by our certified doctors in the exact format prescribed by the FSSAI. This certificate is what you show during FSSAI inspections.
Certificates hold for one year, and we track renewals for you. Your HR team hears from us 30 days before any certificate lapses, so FSSAI compliance never depends on someone remembering a date.
Medical Fitness Certificate (Sample)
FSSAI Prescribed Format · Food Handlers
| Name of Employee | Ravi Kumar |
| Designation | Kitchen Staff |
| Establishment | ABC Restaurant, Mumbai |
| CBC | Normal |
| Stool Examination | No Parasites Detected |
| Sputum for TB | Negative |
| Physical Exam | Fit for Food Handling |
| Certificate Valid Until | 31 Dec 2026 |
The Process
How it works — 4 simple steps
From booking to FSSAI-ready certificates, we handle everything. You don’t need to send staff to a clinic.
Share your staff list
Send us employee names, roles, and preferred date. We do the rest.
We visit your premises
Our phlebotomist and doctor come to your location. No travel time for staff.
Lab analysis
Samples are processed at accredited labs. Results within 48–72 hours.
Certificates delivered
FSSAI-format fitness certificates sent digitally and in hard copy.
Why Health Atmos
The occupational health partner India’s largest brands trust
Built by healthcare professionals with 20+ years managing corporate health checkups,
so your FSSAI compliance is handled by people who know the format inside out.
FSSAI-Format Certificates
Certificates issued in the exact FSSAI-prescribed format — inspection-ready from day one.
On-Site Collection
We come to your hotel, restaurant, or cloud kitchen. Zero disruption to your operations.
Pan-India Coverage
Active network in 100+ cities. Multi-location chains managed under a single account.
Secure Records
Digital records of all certificates, test results, and vaccination history. Accessible anytime.
Customised Packages
Tailored screening packages based on your establishment type, state regulations, and staff categories.
No Hidden Costs
Fixed per-person pricing.
Transparent invoicing for HR and accounts teams.
Case Study
McDonald’s India — Staff Health Checkups Across Western & Southern India
McDonald’s India partnered with Health Atmos to manage annual FSSAI-compliant health checkups for kitchen, service, and management staff across their restaurant network in Western and Southern India.
Our team coordinated on-site visits across multiple locations, ensured zero operational disruption during peak hours, and delivered FSSAI-format fitness certificates within the agreed SLA — giving McDonald’s India an inspection-ready health record for every food-handling employee.
500+
Food handlers screened across the McDonald’s India network
48h
Average turnaround from on-site visit to certificate delivery
0
Operational disruptions during checkup visits
What We Screen For
Diseases transmissible through food handling
A regular health checkup for food handlers rules out these conditions early —
protecting your customers, your reputation, and your FSSAI licence.
🦠 Typhoid
🦠 Hepatitis A
🦠 Hepatitis B
🫁 Tuberculosis (TB)
🦠 Salmonellosis
🦠 E. coli Infections
💧 Cholera
🦠 Giardiasis
👁️ Conjunctivitis
🩹 Skin Infections
🦠 Norovirus
🦠 Gastrointestinal Infections