The food business license is valid for 5 years.

a food business license refers to a food business license certificate issued by a legal entity engaged in food sales and catering services within the territory of the People's Republic of China after examination and approval by 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 should obtain a food business license when engaging in food business activities in a business place. The date of issuing the food business license is the date when the licensing decision is made, and the validity period is 5 years.

to apply for a food business license, one should first obtain legal subject qualifications such as a business license. Enterprise legal person, partnership enterprise, sole proprietorship enterprise, 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.

the function of food business license

a food business license is a voucher for market participants in the process of selling and selling food, and it is also a threshold requirement for market access. Without a food business license, the specified food types cannot be sold.

the food business license is a kind of certificate that the market supervision and management department approves and permits the market participants to conduct food business. It is supervised by the municipal supervision department, and the business behavior needs to comply with the relevant laws and regulations on food business.

offline food business licenses can be used in offline stores or sold online. To sell food on major e-commerce platforms, a food business license is a necessary qualification, and of course, a supporting license must be applied. The online food business license can only be used for online sales and opening online stores. Can't be used for offline business.