# Policy and Regulation Basis
Measures for the Administration of Food Business Licensing Article 2 To engage in food sales and catering services within the territory of the People's Republic of China, a food business license shall be obtained according to law.
Article 10 An application for a food business license shall be filed according to the format and business project of the food business entity. Food business entities are divided into food sales operators, catering service operators and unit canteens. Where a food business operator applies for operating through the network, establishing a central kitchen or engaging in the distribution of collective meals, it shall be marked in brackets after the main format. Food business items are divided into sales of pre-packaged foods (including refrigerated and frozen foods, Sales of foods that do not contain refrigerated frozen foods, sales of bulk foods (containing refrigerated froze foods, excluding refrigerated fixtures), sales of specialty foods (health foods, special medical-purpose formulas, infant formula, other infant formulas), sales of other categories of foodProduction and sales of hot food, cold food, raw food, pastry, homemade drinks, other foods, etc.