A food business license refers to a food business license issued by a legal entity engaged in food sales and catering services in People's Republic of China (PRC) with the approval of the food and drug supervision and administration department. The food business license is based on the principle of one place and one license, that is, a food business operator shall obtain a food business license when engaging in food business activities in the business premises. The date of issuance of the Food Business License is the date when the licensing decision is made, and the validity period is 5 years.
Application conditions
(a) to apply for a food business license, you should first obtain a business license and other legal qualifications. Enterprise legal person, partnership enterprise, sole proprietorship enterprise, individual industrial and commercial households, etc. The applicant is the subject specified in the business license. For canteens of government agencies, institutions, social organizations, private non-enterprise units, enterprises and other tendering units, the applicant shall be the subject specified in the registration certificate or business license of the registration certificate of government agencies, institutions and social organizations as legal persons.
(2) Having a place for processing, selling and storing food raw materials that is suitable for the variety and quantity of food handled, keeping the environment of the place clean and tidy, and keeping a prescribed distance from toxic and harmful places and other pollution sources.
(3) It has operating equipment or facilities suitable for the variety and quantity of food it deals in, and corresponding equipment or facilities such as disinfection, dressing, washing, lighting, ventilation, anti-corrosion, dust prevention, fly prevention, rodent prevention, insect prevention, washing, wastewater treatment and garbage and waste storage.
(4) Having full-time or part-time food safety management personnel and rules and regulations to ensure food safety.
(5) Having reasonable equipment layout and technological process, preventing the food to be processed from cross-contamination with directly imported food, raw materials and finished products, and preventing the food from contacting with toxic and unclean substances.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Administrative Licensing Law
Article 78 If an applicant for an administrative license conceals relevant information or provides false materials to apply for an administrative license, the administrative organ shall not accept or refuse the administrative license and give a warning; If the application for administrative license is directly related to public safety, personal health and the safety of life and property, the applicant shall not apply for the administrative license again within one year.