Three food certificates are production license, food certificate and quality certificate.

to engage in food sales and catering services, a food business license shall be obtained according to law. Application, acceptance, examination, decision and supervision and inspection of food business license. The principle of "one place, one license" is applied to the food business license, that is, a food business operator should obtain a food business license when engaging in food business activities in a business place. The state practices a licensing system for food production and marketing.

Food safety standards are:

1. Provisions on the limits of pathogenic microorganisms, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, heavy metals, pollutants and other substances harmful to human health in food-related products;

2. Variety, application scope and dosage of food additives;

3. The nutritional requirements of the main and supplementary foods for infants;

4. Requirements for labels, labels and instructions related to food safety and nutrition;

5. Quality requirements related to food safety;

6, food inspection methods and procedures;

7. Other contents that need to be formulated as food safety standards;

8. All additives in food must be listed in detail;

9. Hygienic requirements in the process of food production and operation.

to sum up, the three food certificates are: the catering service license, the food circulation license and the health condition audit certificate of the health food business enterprise, but they have been formally merged into the food business license, and one certificate is used for examination and approval.

Legal basis:

Article 35 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

The state implements a licensing system for food production and operation. 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 permission. 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.

the food safety supervision and administration department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Licensing Law of the People's Republic of China, examine the relevant materials required by the provisions of Items 1 to 4 of Paragraph 1 of Article 33 of this Law, and conduct on-site inspection of the applicant's production and business premises when necessary; To meet the prescribed conditions, grant permission; If it does not meet the prescribed conditions, it shall not be allowed and the reasons shall be explained in writing.