The State Administration of Market Regulation: The production and sale of simple foods such as cucumbers and tea will be simplified in terms of license production and sale, application, sales, operation, food business license, and methods
The State Administration for Market Regulation announced today the "Measures for the Administration of Food Business License and Filing", which revised the current "Measures for the Administration of Food Business License", further standardized the management of food business license and filing, strengthened the supervision and management of food business safety, and implemented the main responsibility of food operators. The measures will be implemented from December 1, 2023. The "Measures for the Administration of Food Business Licenses" promulgated by the former State Food and Drug Administration on August 31, 2015 are simultaneously abolished.
The revised management measures reorganize the classification of food business license operating projects and main business formats, and clarify the specific classification situation and licensing and regulatory requirements for each category, enhancing operability; The chain headquarters and catering service management, which are prone to falling short of responsibilities and have urgent regulatory needs in practice, have been included in the scope of business licenses. From the perspective of risk control, the food safety main responsibilities of unit cafeteria contractors, food exhibition organizers, etc. have been increased and refined. At the same time, further simplify the food business license process, reduce the time limit for license processing, and adjust some parts to reports according to the situation of license management. Article 13 of the Measures clearly states that when applying for a food business license, applicants are no longer required to submit food safety regulations and rules, but are replaced by a list of food safety regulations and rules. For documents such as business licenses or other entity qualification certificates that can be verified online by administrative authorities, applicants are no longer required to provide copies. Article 20 of the Measures specifies that if the food business license application includes the sale of pre packaged food, on-site verification is not required for the pre packaged food sales items. Article 34 of the Measures specifies that applying for changes or extensions of licenses may be exempted from on-site verification. If the application materials are complete and comply with the legal form, an administrative licensing decision shall be made on the spot.
At the same time, simplified regulations have been made for the production and sale of simple foods such as cucumbers and tea making. Article 14 of the Measures specifies that if food operators engage in simple food production and sales with low food safety risks such as thawing, simple heating, blending, combination, plate placement, washing and cutting, the local market supervision and management departments at or above the county level may appropriately simplify the examination content of equipment facilities, specialized areas, etc. while ensuring food safety. The provisions of the preceding paragraph are not applicable to high-risk food products such as raw food, cold processed pastries, and cold meat products. At the same time, the scope of applying for food business licenses is further clarified. Article 4 of the Measures specifies that only edible agricultural products are sold, only pre packaged food is sold, medical institutions and drug retail enterprises sell specific full nutrition formula foods in special medical purpose formula foods, and food producers who have obtained food production licenses do not need to obtain food business licenses in their production and processing sites or through the internet.
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The revised management measures strengthen the use of flexible law enforcement measures, with ordering correction within a specified period as the main punishment. For illegal behaviors that can be corrected, more flexible punishment measures such as ordering correction within a specified period are adopted.
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