Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law.
Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the production, operation, supervision and management activities of small food workshops, shops and stalls within the administrative area of this province.
The term "small food workshops" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to producers and operators who have fixed production and business premises and sales areas, and whose business scale can not meet the licensing conditions of food production enterprises, and are engaged in food production, processing and sales. The term "small food stores" as mentioned in these Regulations includes small catering and small food stores. Small catering refers to a fixed store with a business area of less than 30 square meters and operators engaged in catering services; A small food store refers to an individual operator who has a fixed storefront and an area of less than 10 square meter and is engaged in food sales.
The term "small stalls" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to self-employed individuals who have no fixed shops and sell food or sell food on the spot.
Article 3 The food and drug supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the food safety supervision and administration of small food workshops, shops and stalls within their respective administrative areas.