What certificate do I need to get to sell homemade drinks?

Selling homemade drinks requires a food production license and a food business license.

Food production license: This certificate is aimed at food production enterprises and is used to prove that enterprises have the conditions and ability to produce food that meets food safety standards. Selling self-made drinks belongs to food production and requires a food production license. Food business license: This certificate is aimed at food business operators and is used to prove that the operators have the qualifications and conditions to engage in food business activities. Selling homemade drinks is a food business activity, and a food business license is required.

The processing steps are as follows:

1. Know the relevant laws, regulations and standards: Before applying for a certificate, you need to know the laws, regulations and standards related to food production and operation to ensure that your production and sales behavior conforms to the regulations.

2. Preparation of application materials: According to the requirements of local food and drug regulatory authorities, prepare corresponding application materials, such as business license, product formula, process flow chart, equipment layout, etc.

3. Submit application materials and accept on-site verification: submit application materials to the local food and drug supervision department and accept on-site verification to ensure that the production and sales premises, equipment and personnel meet the requirements.

4. Obtaining the certificate: Only after passing the examination and obtaining the food production license and food business license can we start producing and selling homemade drinks.

To sum up, selling homemade beverages requires food production licenses and food business licenses to ensure that production and sales activities comply with food safety laws, regulations and standards.

Legal basis:

Measures of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration 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.