article 9 to apply for a food business license, one should first obtain legal subject qualifications such as a business license.

enterprises as legal persons, partnerships, sole proprietorships, individual industrial and commercial households, etc., take the subject specified in the business license as the applicant.

for the canteens of government agencies, institutions, social organizations, private non-enterprise units, enterprises and other bidding units, the applicant shall be the subject specified in the registration certificate or business license of the legal person registration certificate of government agencies or institutions and social organizations.

article 11 an application for a food business license shall be made according to the business form of the main body of food business and the classification of business items.

the main formats of food business are divided into food sales operators, catering service operators and unit canteens. Where a food business operator applies for operating through the network, establishing a central kitchen or engaging in collective meal delivery, it shall be marked in brackets after the main business format.

food business items are divided into prepackaged foods sales (including frozen food, excluding frozen food), bulk food sales (including frozen food, excluding frozen food), special food sales (health food, formula food for special medical use, infant formula milk powder, other infant formula food) and other food sales; Hot food, cold food, raw food, cakes, homemade drinks and other foods.

The specific varieties listed in other kinds of food sales and other kinds of food manufacturing and selling shall be reported to china food and drug administration for approval before implementation, and clearly marked. Foods with hot, cold, raw, solid, liquid and other conditions that are difficult to be clearly classified can be classified according to the situation with the highest food safety risk level.

china food and drug administration can adjust the categories of food business items according to the needs of supervision and management.

Article 11 To apply for a food business license, the following conditions shall be met:

(1) Having a place for handling food raw materials, processing, selling and storing food, keeping the environment of the place clean and tidy, and keeping a prescribed distance from toxic and harmful places and other pollution sources;

(2) having business equipment or facilities suitable for the variety and quantity of food to be handled, and having corresponding equipment or facilities for disinfection, dressing, washing, lighting, ventilation, corrosion prevention, dust prevention, fly prevention, rodent prevention, insect prevention, washing, wastewater treatment and garbage and waste storage;

(3) having full-time or part-time food safety management personnel and rules and regulations to ensure food safety;

(4) It has a reasonable equipment layout and technological process to prevent cross-contamination between food to be processed and directly imported food, raw materials and finished products, and to avoid food contact with toxic and unclean substances;

(5) Other conditions stipulated by laws and regulations.

Article 12 To apply for a food business license, the following materials shall be submitted to the local food and drug supervision and administration department at or above the county level where the applicant is located:

(1) An application for a food business license;

(2) a copy of the business license or other qualification certification documents;

(3) documents such as the layout of major equipment and facilities, operation procedures and so on, which are suitable for food business;

(4) rules and regulations to ensure food safety, such as food safety self-inspection, health management of employees, incoming inspection records, and handling of food safety accidents.

if the vending equipment is used to sell food, the applicant shall also submit the product qualification certificate of the vending equipment, the specific location, the name, address, contact information of the operator, the publicity method of the food business license and other materials.

if the applicant entrusts others to apply for a food business license, the agent shall submit the power of attorney and the identity certificate of the agent.

Article 13 An applicant shall truthfully submit relevant materials and reflect the real situation to the food and drug supervision and administration department, be responsible for the authenticity of the application materials, and sign or seal the application form and other materials.