Every claim we print on a Sahya Agro carton is backed by a third-party certificate that an independent auditor can revoke if we slip. FSSAI, NPOP organic, India Organic, Halal, ISO 22000 — each renewed annually, each verifiable on a government portal, each available as a PDF on request. Browse below, or skip ahead to the audit calendar to see when each one is due for review.
Words like "organic," "natural," "free-range," and "antibiotic-free" mean very different things in different contexts. In the absence of independent oversight, they are best understood as marketing language. What turns those words into commitments is certification — a third-party body that audits your operation, holds you to a documented standard, and has the authority to revoke your right to use the term if you fall short. We are deeply committed to operating only under certifications that have real teeth.
This page lists every certification Sahya Agro currently holds, the issuing body, the standard it covers, the audit cycle, and the means to verify it independently. We've also published our annual audit calendar, so any customer can see exactly when each renewal is due — and, if they wish, observe an audit in person. We treat certifications not as marketing accessories but as the structural foundation of the trust we ask our customers to extend us. Every certificate listed below has been earned, audited, and renewed; none of them are decorative.
A small reflection on the cost of doing this properly. Certifications are not free, and they are not easy. Our annual outlay across the five active certifications runs into several lakhs in audit fees alone, plus the cost of internal staff time spent preparing documentation, the cost of corrective actions when an audit flags a non-conformity, and the opportunity cost of declining shortcuts that would compromise compliance. A small operator could legally sell eggs in India without any of these certifications — many do. We have chosen not to, because we believe the long-term trust we build with customers is worth more than the short-term margin we sacrifice. If you're paying a premium for our eggs, the certifications listed below are part of what your money is funding. We think that's a fair trade. We hope you do too.
What it covers, who issues it, how often it's renewed, and how you can verify it yourself.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is the central regulatory body for food safety across the country. Every Indian food business is required to register or hold a license, depending on scale and scope. We hold a Central FSSAI License — the highest tier — because we ship across state lines and to the Gulf. This license is mandatory for any food business operating in interstate trade or with annual turnover above ₹20 crore.
The Central license requires a more rigorous initial audit and stricter ongoing compliance than state-level registrations. It covers our farm operation, our grading and packing facility, our cold storage, and our outbound dispatch process. Inspectors can arrive unannounced at any time during business hours; we maintain a complete documentation package at the farm office for instant review. Our license number is printed on every single carton we ship — verify it on the FSSAI portal at any time.
The National Programme for Organic Production is India's official organic certification programme, administered by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). NPOP standards align with USDA Organic and EU Organic frameworks under bilateral equivalence agreements, which means an NPOP-certified product can be labelled as "organic" in the United States and European Union markets without re-certification.
NPOP standards cover the entire production chain — soil, water, feed, animal welfare, processing, packaging, storage, and transport. No synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilisers, no GMOs, no synthetic antibiotics, no ionising radiation, and a full audit trail back to the source for every input. Our NPOP certification is issued through OneCert International, an APEDA-accredited certifying body that conducts our audits twice a year — one main annual audit and one surveillance audit at the six-month mark.
The "India Organic" logo is the Government of India's official mark for products that meet NPOP standards. Authorisation to use this logo is granted automatically to any operation holding an active NPOP certificate, and revoked the moment NPOP certification is lost. The logo's purpose is to give Indian consumers a single, recognisable visual mark they can trust without having to research underlying standards.
You'll find the India Organic mark on every Sahya Agro carton, alongside the NPOP certificate number. The mark is meaningful because it cannot be self-applied — it requires active NPOP audit compliance. If we ever lost NPOP certification, we would be legally required to remove the mark immediately from all packaging and marketing material. Counterfeit use of the India Organic mark is a punishable offence under the FSSAI Act, with fines up to ₹5 lakh and product seizure.
Halal certification is required for export to Gulf-region markets including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain. While eggs are inherently considered Halal under most interpretations of Islamic dietary law, formal certification ensures the entire production chain — feed, water, packaging, transport, and even the cleaning agents used in our facility — meets Halal compliance standards. This includes verification that animal-derived feed ingredients (if any) are sourced from Halal-slaughtered animals.
Our Halal certificate is issued by Halal India, a certification body affiliated with Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, recognised across major Gulf importing nations. The audit covers our feed sourcing, our facility cleaning protocols, our packaging materials (no porcine-derived adhesives or coatings), and our transport handlers. Customers in the Gulf region receive cartons that carry the Halal mark and the certificate number, traceable back to a publicly verifiable database.
ISO 22000:2018 is the international standard for food safety management systems. While FSSAI covers regulatory compliance and NPOP covers organic farming standards, ISO 22000 covers the entire process architecture — hazard analysis, critical control points (HACCP), traceability, supplier management, internal communication, and continuous improvement. It's the broadest food-safety framework in our certification stack and arguably the most rigorous in terms of process documentation.
Our ISO 22000 certification is issued by Bureau Veritas, a globally recognised certification body. The initial certification audit took 18 months of preparation and three days of on-site review. The main certificate runs for three years, with mandatory annual surveillance audits in years one and two. We are scheduled for a full re-certification audit in late 2027. The standard requires us to maintain a documented food safety manual, run internal audits twice a year, and review all supplier qualifications annually.
India does not currently have a comprehensive mandatory animal-welfare certification for poultry, but the absence of regulation does not absolve us of responsibility. We participate voluntarily in the welfare audit programme run by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), with annual on-site reviews. We also benchmark our practices against the United Kingdom's Lion Code of Practice and the European Union's organic poultry welfare standards — two of the most rigorous frameworks globally.
The audit reviews stocking density (we target 700 hens per acre, well below international free-range thresholds), perch availability, dust-bath access, natural light exposure, beak-trimming policy (we do not trim), nest-box ratios, and the protocols around culling and end-of-laying-cycle hen management. Our hens are not sent to slaughter at the end of their productive cycle — they transition to a slower secondary flock and live out their natural lives on the farm. This adds operating cost; we consider it the basic ethical minimum.
Customers and journalists are welcome to observe any audit in person — give us a week's notice via email.
You don't have to take our word. Three independent ways to confirm everything on this page is real and current.
Our FSSAI license number is searchable at foscos.fssai.gov.in. Our NPOP certificate is searchable at apeda.gov.in/npop. Both are official government databases that update in real time.
FSSAI portal →WhatsApp us at +91 90917 92917 or email info@sahyaagro.com asking for any specific certificate PDF. We'll send within 24 hours during business days, usually under 30 minutes during business hours. No charge.
WhatsApp request →Our audit calendar is published above. Email visits@sahyaagro.com a week before any audit date if you'd like to observe it in person. We've hosted journalists, food safety researchers, and curious customers — most leave reassured, all leave better informed.
Email request →Certifications are independent third-party verification that what a brand says about its product is actually true. Without certification, claims like "organic" or "free-range" are just marketing language. With certification, those claims are audited annually by an accredited body that can revoke the certificate if standards aren't met. The certification is the consumer's guarantee against label embellishment.
FSSAI registration is the basic level required for any food business with annual turnover under ₹12 lakh. FSSAI license is the higher tier required for businesses with turnover above this threshold or those engaged in interstate or international trade. We hold a Central FSSAI License — the highest tier — because we ship across state lines and to the Gulf. Our license number is printed on every carton.
NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production) is India's official organic certification, recognised by the Government of India and equivalent to USDA Organic and EU Organic standards under the India-US and India-EU equivalence agreements. The standards cover similar parameters — no synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilisers, no GMOs, no antibiotics, with full audit trail. NPOP-certified products can be exported and labelled as "organic" in the US and EU markets without re-certification.
For domestic Indian consumption, no — eggs are inherently Halal under most interpretations of Islamic dietary law. For Gulf-region exports, yes — most Gulf importers require Halal certification on the documentation chain regardless of product type. Our Halal certification is issued by Halal India / Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, recognised across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Gulf markets. The certificate is renewed annually and audited on-site.
ISO 22000 is a comprehensive food-safety management system standard. While FSSAI covers regulatory compliance and NPOP covers organic standards, ISO 22000 covers the entire process — hazard analysis, critical control points, traceability, supplier management, and continuous improvement. It's the broadest food-safety framework we operate under and is independently audited every year by a third-party certification body.
Three ways. First, our FSSAI license number and NPOP certificate number are printed on every carton and listed on this page — both can be verified on the FSSAI portal (foscos.fssai.gov.in) and the APEDA website (apeda.gov.in/npop). Second, request a PDF copy of any certificate via WhatsApp or email — we send within 24 hours. Third, visit our farm during any annual audit cycle and observe the audit in real time.
Yes. We participate in the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) welfare audit programme on a voluntary basis, with the next audit due in October 2026. While India lacks a comprehensive mandatory animal-welfare certification for poultry, we benchmark our practices against the UK Lion Code and the EU's organic poultry welfare standards. Our stocking density, perch availability, dust-bath access, and natural light exposure all meet or exceed those benchmarks.
FSSAI license: every 5 years, with annual returns. NPOP organic certification: annual, with surveillance audit every 6 months. India Organic logo: tied to NPOP renewal. Halal: annual, with on-site audit. ISO 22000: 3-year main certificate with annual surveillance audits. The full annual audit calendar is published on this page so customers can see exactly when each renewal is due.
Five active certifications, an open audit calendar, and an honest team. Everything we promise is something we've already proved to a third-party auditor.