legal analysis

if you want to renew the catering hygiene license, you must apply 31 working days before the expiration date. If it exceeds the time limit, you can only apply again. The following materials are required to apply for a food hygiene license:

(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.

Legal basis

Measures for the Administration of Food Production License

Article 49 Anyone who engages in food production activities without obtaining a food production license shall be punished by the local market supervision and administration department at or above the county level in accordance with the provisions of Article 122 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China. If the food produced by a food producer does not belong to the food category specified in the food production license, it shall be regarded as engaging in food production activities without obtaining a food production license.

Article 51 Where a license applicant conceals the real situation or provides false materials to apply for a food production license, the local market supervision and administration department at or above the county level shall give a warning. The applicant shall not apply for food production license again within 1 years.