Operating food business without a license will be punished, and the department that performs the duties of industrial and commercial administration will investigate and deal with it and order it to stop production and business. If the circumstances of unlicensed operation are serious, he is suspected of illegal business operation, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and shall also be fined or confiscated.
What if the food business license expires?
After the expiration of the food business license, the parties concerned may submit relevant materials to the Food and Drug Administration for renewal. China's "Measures for the Administration of Food Business License" stipulates that if a food business operator needs to extend the validity period of a legally obtained food business license, it shall apply to the original food and drug supervision and administration department 30 working days before the expiration of the validity period of the food business license.
1. Materials for handling food business license. Including the application for food production license, the original business license, the original ID card of the legal representative (person in charge), the original and copy of the health certificate of the relevant staff, the layout of the business environment and functional areas, the list of major equipment and facilities for food production and other related materials. 2. The applicant shall submit materials to the Food and Drug Administration. In order to facilitate the handling of various qualifications, some cities have set up convenience service halls to realize the food business license to be handled nearby. You can check whether there is a service window in your city. 3. The licensing authority receives the application materials, decides whether to accept or not, or fills in the notice of materials. If on-site inspection is required, the relevant staff will pay attention to the business premises and check whether the items in the business premises are properly placed and whether the operating area and the dining area are separated. 4, production equipment, environment, health and other conditions, will be issued a food business license. The licensing authority shall publicize the licensing information online within 5 working days from the date of making the licensing decision.
Legal basis:
Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in violation of state regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations, disrupting market order, and if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times for illegal gains or confiscation of property:
(a) operating a franchise or monopoly commodity or other commodities whose operation is restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission;
(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations;
(three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business;
(four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.