According to the Measures for the Administration of Food Hygiene Licenses issued by the Ministry of Health in December 2005, "any unit or individual engaged in food production and operation activities should declare to the administrative department of health and apply for a health license in accordance with the provisions of the application procedures; only after the review and approval of the administrative department of health can they engage in food production and operation activities, and bear the food production and operation of responsibility for food hygiene." "The administrative department of health of the local people's government complies with these Measures and issues hygiene licenses to food production operators." "Sanitary permits for the production activities of food additives, health food and new resource food production enterprises shall be issued by the provincial health administrative departments."

But since June 1, 2009, "Food Safety Law" to stop issuing health permits, was "food service license" "food circulation license" "food production license "Replaced.

The owner of the building if the self-processed packaged food and sales should be for food service license "" food circulation license "" food production license ". If you only sell packaged food can apply for "food circulation license".