Can't you get a food license without a health certificate?

You must submit a health certificate to apply for a food business license. Food business must have a health certificate, and now there is no food circulation license, only a food business license. If this is not discovered by the relevant departments, the fee will be deducted. Health certificate refers to the certificate of preventive health examination, which proves that the examinee has the health quality required to engage in business. Health certificate mainly involves six diseases in five industries, which largely protects the health of employees and clients.

The process of handling food hygiene license is as follows:

1. First, fill out the Application Form for Food Business License;

2. Prepare copies of legal person ID card, employee ID card and health certificate. Then formulate a food safety management system;

3. Draw the floor plan of the store. Submit a tax payment certificate to prove that the water used is provided by a regular water supply company;

4. Submit the following materials to the local market supervision administration:

(1) food circulation permit application;

(2) A copy of the Notice of Name Pre-approval;

(3) A certificate of use of the business premises suitable for food business;

(four) the identity certificate of the person in charge and the food safety management personnel;

(5) A list of business equipment and tools suitable for food business;

(six) the spatial layout and operation process documents of the business facilities that are suitable for food business;

(seven) the text of the food safety management system;

(8) Other materials as prescribed by the administrations for industry and commerce of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

5. After the materials are submitted successfully, the Market Supervision Administration will arrange personnel to visit the site;

6. After passing the inspection, notify the applicant to obtain the food business license within a certain period of time.

The materials required for handling the food hygiene license include:

1, food production license application;

2. A copy of the business license;

3, food production and processing sites and their surrounding environment plan, the layout of each functional area, process equipment layout and food production process flow chart;

4. List of main equipment and facilities for food production;

5, full-time or part-time food safety management personnel identification copy, etc.

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.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: Article 9 of the Measures for the Administration of Food Circulation Permit: To apply for a food circulation permit, it shall meet the food safety standards and meet the following requirements: (1) It shall have a place for processing food raw materials, food processing, packaging and storage. Keeping the environment of the place clean and tidy, keeping a prescribed distance from toxic and harmful places and other pollution sources, in line with the variety and quantity of food it deals in; (2) Having equipment or facilities suitable for the variety and quantity of food in business, and having corresponding equipment or facilities for disinfection, dressing, washing, lighting, ventilation, anticorrosion, dust prevention, fly prevention, rodent prevention, insect prevention, washing, waste water treatment and garbage and waste storage; (3) Having professional and technical personnel and management personnel for food safety and rules and regulations for ensuring 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.