Food business license and hygiene license are different. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the hygiene license refers to the hygiene license certificate issued by units and individuals engaged in catering food production and business activities after examination and approval by the health administrative department, and the license number is registered for the record. A food business license refers to a legal entity that has obtained a business license in People's Republic of China (PRC) and engaged in food sales and catering service activities, and is issued by the food and drug supervision and administration department.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the Food Safety Law

Engaged in food sales and catering services in People's Republic of China (PRC), shall obtain a food business license according to law.

These Measures shall apply to the application, acceptance, examination, decision, supervision and inspection of food business license.

Article 10

The application for food business license shall be carried out in accordance with the main business forms and business items of food business.

The main formats of food business are divided into food sales operators, catering service operators and unit canteens. Where a food business operator applies for operating through the network, setting up a central kitchen or delivering food collectively, it shall be indicated in brackets after the main business formats.

Food business projects are divided into prepackaged foods sales (including frozen food, excluding frozen food), bulk food sales (including frozen food, excluding frozen food), special food sales (health food, formula food for special medical purposes, infant formula milk powder, other infant formula food) and other food sales; Hot food, cold food, raw food, cakes, homemade drinks and other foods.

Specific varieties listed in other food sales and other food manufacturing and selling shall be reported to China Food and Drug Administration for approval before implementation, and clearly marked. Foods that are difficult to be clearly classified in hot, cold, raw, solid and liquid conditions can be classified according to the situation with the highest food safety risk level.

China Food and Drug Administration can adjust the categories of food business items according to the needs of supervision and management.

What materials do I need to apply for a food business license?

Units and individuals applying for food business license shall go to the industrial and commercial window to receive and fill in the application for food hygiene license, and provide the following materials:

1, food business license application;

2, the legal representative, the owner or the person in charge of the identity certificate;

3, the production and operation site plan;

4, food practitioners health examination and training certificate.