1. The applicant fills in the corresponding application form and submits an application for food hygiene license of a city in the local acceptance window;
2. Submit the materials for handling the food hygiene license;
3. The person handling the food hygiene license shall make a decision on whether to accept the application within five working days after receiving it, and make a decision on approval within twenty working days after accepting it;
4. Issue the food hygiene license within ten working days after making the approval decision.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law.
Article 40 Food additives shall be technically necessary and proved to be safe and reliable through risk assessment before they can be included in the permitted scope of use; Relevant national standards for food safety shall be revised in a timely manner according to the technical necessity and the results of food safety risk assessment. Food producers and business operators shall use food additives in accordance with the national standards for food safety.
Article 92 Imported food, food additives and food-related products shall conform to China's national food safety standards. Imported food and food additives shall be inspected by entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations on the inspection of import and export commodities. Imported food and food additives shall be accompanied by qualified certification materials according to the requirements of the national entry-exit inspection and quarantine department.