It is illegal to sell homemade food without qualification. The situation of selling homemade food online is more complicated, involving many links such as food (catering) processing, and it is necessary to apply for relevant food production licenses and other documents before selling. An enterprise that has not obtained a food production license may not produce food, and no enterprise or individual may sell unlicensed food.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law

Article 33 Food production and marketing shall conform to food safety standards and meet the following requirements:

(1) Having food raw material processing, food processing, packaging and storage places suitable for the variety and quantity of food produced and operated, keeping the environment of the places clean and tidy, and keeping a prescribed distance from toxic and harmful places and other pollution sources;

(2) Having production and operation equipment or facilities suitable for the variety and quantity of food produced and operated, and having corresponding equipment or facilities for disinfection, dressing, washing, lighting, lighting, ventilation, anticorrosion, dustproof, fly prevention, rodent prevention, insect prevention, washing, wastewater treatment and garbage and waste storage;

(3) Having full-time or part-time food safety professionals and technicians, food safety managers and rules and regulations for ensuring food safety;

(4) Having a reasonable equipment layout and technological process, so as to prevent the food to be processed from cross-contamination with directly imported food, raw materials and finished products, and avoid the food from contacting with toxic and unclean substances;

(5) Tableware, drinking utensils and containers for directly edible food shall be washed and disinfected before use, and cookware and utensils shall be washed and kept clean after use;

(6) Containers, tools and equipment for storing, transporting, loading and unloading food shall be safe and harmless, kept clean to prevent food contamination, and meet special requirements such as temperature and humidity required to ensure food safety, and food shall not be mixed with toxic and harmful substances for storage and transportation;

(seven) directly imported food should use non-toxic and clean packaging materials, tableware, drinking utensils and containers;

(eight) food production and marketing personnel should maintain personal hygiene, food production and marketing personnel should wash their hands and wear clean work clothes, hats, etc. ; When selling directly imported unpackaged food, non-toxic and clean containers, sales tools and equipment should be used;

(9) Water use shall conform to the hygienic standards for drinking water prescribed by the state;

(10) The detergents and disinfectants used shall be safe and harmless to human body;

(eleven) other requirements stipulated by laws and regulations.

Non-food producers and operators engaged in food storage, transportation and loading and unloading shall abide by the provisions of Item 6 of the preceding paragraph.

Article 34 It is prohibited to produce and operate the following foods, food additives and food-related products:

(1) Foods produced using non-food raw materials or using chemicals other than food additives and other substances that may endanger human health, or foods produced using recycled foods as raw materials;

(2) Pathogenic microorganisms, foods, food additives and food-related products with pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, biotoxins, heavy metals and other substances harmful to human health exceeding food safety standards;

(3) Foods and food additives produced by using food raw materials and food additives that have exceeded the shelf life;

(4) Foods that use food additives beyond the scope and limit;

(five) the main and auxiliary foods specially designed for infants and other specific groups whose nutritional components do not meet the food safety standards;

(six) food and food additives that are spoiled, rancid, moldy, unclean, mixed with foreign substances, and adulterated with false or abnormal sensory properties;

(seven) poultry, livestock, animals, aquatic animals and their products that died of illness, poisoning or unknown causes;

(eight) meat that has not been quarantined or failed to pass the quarantine according to the regulations, or meat products that have not been inspected or failed to pass the inspection;

(nine) food and food additives contaminated by packaging materials, containers and means of transport;

(ten) food and food additives with false production date, shelf life or beyond the shelf life;

(eleven) unlabeled prepackaged foods and food additives;

(12) Foods whose production and marketing are explicitly prohibited by the state for special needs such as disease prevention;

(thirteen) other foods, food additives and food-related products that do not meet the laws, regulations or food safety standards.

Article 35 The State practices a licensing system for food production and marketing. Engaged in food production, food sales, catering services, shall obtain a license according to law. However, sales of edible agricultural products and sales only in prepackaged foods do not require a license. Only selling prepackaged foods shall be reported to the food safety supervision and administration department of the local people's government at or above the county level for the record.