The update of China’s food production licensing rules will take effect from November 2022
　　
Announcement (No. 33) issued by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on October 21, 2022 updated China’s food production licensing rules and principles. The “General Rules for the Review of Food Production Licensing (2022 Edition)”(hereinafter referred to as the “General Rules”) will come into effect on November 1, 2022, and the old version will be released on August 9, 2016.
　　
This General Rule applies to the review of food production licenses, change licenses and license renewal licenses organized by the market supervision and management department.
　　
　　key points
　　
Article 4 The State Administration for Market Supervision and Administration at or above the provincial level shall formulate a food production license review plan in accordance with the Food Production License Review Plan for food varieties that are not included in the classification catalog or have no regulatory specifications (except for special foods such as infant formulas and health products). plan. Measures or general rules for the management of food production licenses.
　　
Article 9 clarifies that electronic application materials and paper application materials have the same legal effect.
　　
According to the provisions of Articles 8, 10, 12, and 15, in addition to the first application for permission, the circumstances in which on-site verification is required are also clarified.
　　
In accordance with Articles 20 and 28, the duration of certain review stages has been shortened.
　　
Delete content that is inconsistent with the “Food Production Licensing Management Measures”, such as peripheral warehouses, entrusted licensing materials, etc.
　　
According to Articles 29 and 30, new regulations have been introduced on the termination of licenses.
　　
The annex adds the scoring principles for on-site inspections, and modifies three scores for production sites.