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China Food Distribution Licensing | Food Business Licensing

According to 《Administrative Measures for Food Distribution Licensing》of China,Anyone that plans to engage in food sales or provide catering services within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall obtain food distribution licenses with the local food and drug administration("FDA")

Food distribution licensing shall be subject to the principle of one license for one place, that is, a food distributor that engages in food distribution activities shall obtain a food distribution license for each business premise.

Application and Acceptance

Those who apply for food distribution licenses shall firstly obtain business licenses and other qualifications as a lawful subject.

A food distribution license application shall be filed based on the business type of the food distributor and the category of the business item.
By business types, food distributors are categorized into :
1.Food sellers,
2.catering service providers,
3.and entities' canteens.

Business items in food distribution are categorized into:
1.Sales of pre-packed foods (including or excluding refrigerated or frozen foods),
2.Sales of unpacked foods (including or excluding refrigerated or frozen foods),
3.Sales of special foods (health foods, formula foods for special medical purposes, infant formula milk powder, and other infant formula foods),
4.and sales of other types of foods;
5.and the production and sales of hot foods, cold foods, raw foods, pastry foods, self-made beverage, and other types of foods, among others.

A food distribution license application shall meet the following conditions:
1.It shall have places for food raw material treatment and food processing, sales, and storage, among others, which shall be commensurate with the varieties and quantities of the foods distributed by it, keep the environment of these places tidy and clean, and ensure that these places maintain a prescribed distance from toxic and hazardous sites and other pollution sources.
2.It shall have distribution equipment or facilities commensurate with the varieties and quantities of the foods distributed by it, and have corresponding equipment or facilities for disinfection, changing clothes, sanitation, day-lighting, illumination, ventilation, anti-corrosion, anti-dust, anti-fly, rat proof, mothproof, washing, disposal of waste water, and storage of garbage and waste.
3.It shall have full-time or part-time food safety managers and have rules and regulations for ensuring food safety.
4.It shall have a reasonable equipment layout and technical flowchart to prevent cross pollution between foods to be processed and ready-to-eat foods and between raw materials and finished products and to prevent foods from contacting toxic substances or unclean articles.
5. Other conditions as prescribed by laws and regulations.

To apply for a food distribution license, the following materials shall be submitted：
1. A written application for the food distribution license.
2. Photocopies of the business license or other certification documents on the subject qualification of the applicant.
3. Documents on the layout of major equipment and facilities suitable for food distribution activities, and operating procedures, among others.
4. Rules and regulations that ensure food safety such as those on food safety self-inspection, employee health management, purchase inspection records, and handling of food safety incidents, among others.
To engage in food sales by using automatic vending equipment, the applicant shall also submit the product conformity certificate on automatic vending equipment, the specific place for placing the equipment, the distributor's name, domicile and contact information, the methods for publicizing the food distribution license, and other materials.

Examination and Decision-making

A local FDA shall examine the license application materials submitted by an applicant. If the substantial contents of the application materials need to be verified, on-site verification shall be conducted. On-site verification is not required if the applicant only applies for the sales of pre-packed foods (excluding refrigerated and frozen foods) and the modification of the food distribution license does not change facilities and the layout.

The Local FDA shall make a decision to grant an administrative license or not within 20 working days as of acceptance of an application. If the time limit needs to be extended due to any particular reason, with the approval of the person in charge of the administrative organ, the time limit may be extended by ten working days.

 
 

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