The food hygiene license is valid for two years, with an annual review. However, depending on which province you are in, there are different local regulations, from 2005, many provinces have canceled the annual review provisions, the validity period changed to 4 years.

Taking Xiamen City as an example, in the process of renewal is required to prepare the following processing materials, including:

Application report.

"Xiamen Municipal Health Bureau Health License Application", "food production and operation of the basic situation of the enterprise declaration form".

Practitioners health certificate and health knowledge training certificate, that is, a roster of practitioners (content as above).

Original health license original, copy of the original, a copy of business license (copy).

The catering industry must provide qualified tableware test reports (at least twice a year); food production and processing enterprises must provide qualified product test reports.?

The renewal applicant must also provide the organizational structure code.

Health license:

It refers to units and individuals engaged in food production and catering restaurant business activities, the health administrative department review and approval of the health permit voucher issued by the health license, there is a registered record of the license number.

According to the December 2005 Ministry of Health issued the "Food Hygiene License Management Measures", "any unit or individual engaged in food production and business activities, should be declared to the health administrative department, and in accordance with the provisions of the health license application procedures; by the health administrative department for review and approval before engaging in food production and business activities, and bear the responsibility for food production and operation of food hygiene."

In order to implement the "State Council on further strengthening the work of food safety decisions" and "the Central Editorial Office on further clarification of the division of responsibilities of food safety regulatory departments on the issue of the notice" spirit, to further standardize the management of food hygiene permits, to ensure that the administrative department of health to effectively implement the supervision and management of food hygiene, to maintain a normal order of food production and management, and to protect the health of consumers, the formulation of the Measures for the Administration of Food Hygiene Licenses.

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