food factories belong to light industry.

food processing refers to grain grinding, feed processing, vegetable oil and sugar processing, slaughter and meat processing, aquatic products processing, and food processing activities such as vegetables, fruits and nuts, which are directly based on agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery products. It is a type of agricultural product processing industry in a broad sense.

A food factory should meet the following requirements:

1. Site: A food factory should have food processing sites that meet the hygiene requirements, including production workshops, warehouses and laboratories.

2. Facilities: Food factories should have corresponding production equipment and facilities, such as production machinery, ventilation equipment and disinfection equipment.

3. Personnel: A food factory should have a certain number of professional technicians and management personnel, including production personnel, technicians and quality inspectors.

4. raw materials: food factories should have stable raw material supply channels to ensure the quality and safety of raw materials.

5. management system: food factories should establish a perfect quality management system and food safety management system to ensure the hygiene and quality safety of food processing.

6. funds: food factories need to have certain financial strength to purchase equipment, raw materials and pay wages.

7. Market: Food factories should understand the market trends and have the ability of marketing and brand promotion to open up product sales channels.

to sum up, food processing refers to grain grinding, feed processing, vegetable oil and sugar processing, slaughter and meat processing, aquatic products processing, vegetables, fruits and nuts processing, potato processing, dehydrated vegetables processing and canned vegetables processing directly with agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery products as raw materials, which is a type of agricultural products processing industry in a broad sense.

Legal basis:

Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 2

This Law shall be observed when engaging in the following activities within the territory of the People's Republic of China:

(1) Food production and processing (hereinafter referred to as food production), food sales and catering services (hereinafter referred to as food business);

(2) production and operation of food additives;

(3) the production and operation of packaging materials, containers, detergents and disinfectants used for food and tools and equipment used for food production and operation (hereinafter referred to as food-related products);

(4) food producers and operators use food additives and food-related products;

(5) storage and transportation of food;

(6) Safety management of food, food additives and food-related products.

the quality and safety management of edible primary products (hereinafter referred to as edible agricultural products) shall comply with the provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products. However, the marketing of edible agricultural products, the formulation of relevant quality and safety standards, the publication of relevant safety information and the provisions of this law on agricultural inputs shall abide by the provisions of this law.