How to apply for rice tofu hygiene license in Tongren, Guizhou

The production of tofu requires a food production license, which is handled by the local food and drug administration.

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.