Article 10 To apply for a food production license, one should first obtain the qualifications of a legal subject such as a business license.
Enterprise legal person, partnership enterprise, sole proprietorship enterprise, individual industrial and commercial households, etc. The applicant is the subject specified in the business license.
Article 11 An application for a food production license shall be made in accordance with the following food categories: processed food, edible oil, grease and its products, condiments, meat products, dairy products, beverages, instant foods, biscuits, canned foods, frozen drinks, frozen foods, potatoes and puffed foods, candy products, tea and related products, alcohol, vegetable products, fruit products, roasted seeds and nuts, egg products, cocoa and roasted coffee. Starch and starch products, cakes, bean products, bee products, health foods, formula foods for special medical purposes, infant formula foods, special dietary foods, other foods, etc.
China Food and Drug Administration can adjust food categories according to the needs of supervision and management.
Article 12 To apply for a food production license, the following conditions shall be met:
(1) Having a place suitable for food raw material processing, food processing, packaging and storage, keeping the environment of the place clean and tidy, and keeping a prescribed distance from toxic and harmful places and other pollution sources.
(2) Having production equipment or facilities suitable for the variety and quantity of food produced, and having corresponding equipment or facilities for disinfection, dressing, washing, lighting, ventilation, anticorrosion, dustproof, fly prevention, rodent prevention, insect prevention, washing, wastewater treatment and garbage and waste storage; If the production process of health food has pretreatment procedures such as raw material extraction and purification, it is necessary to have raw material pretreatment equipment or facilities suitable for the variety and quantity of production.
(3) Having full-time or part-time food safety management personnel and rules and regulations to ensure food safety.
(4) Having a reasonable equipment layout and technological process, preventing the food to be processed from cross-contamination with directly imported food, raw materials and finished products, and preventing the food from contacting with toxic and unclean substances.
(5) Other conditions stipulated by laws and regulations.
Article 13 To apply for a food production license, the following materials shall be submitted to the local food and drug supervision and administration department at or above the county level where the applicant is located:
(1) An application for a food production license;
(2) A copy of the business license;
(3) the plan of the food production and processing place and its surrounding environment, the layout of each functional area, the layout of process equipment and the flow chart of food production process;
(4) List of major equipment and facilities for food production;
(5) Rules and regulations for ensuring food safety, such as incoming inspection records, production process control, ex-factory inspection records, food safety self-inspection, health management of employees, recall of unsafe food, and handling of food safety accidents.
Where the applicant entrusts others to apply for a food production license, the agent shall submit the power of attorney and the identity certificate of the agent.