China Releases Food Production Licensing Classifications

As per the requirements of the new food production licensing which will enter into effect on 1 Oct 2016, CFDA has released the “Classified Categories for Food Production Licensing” which should be strictly followed when conduct relevant form-filling.

According to the new “Administrative Measures of Food Production Licensing”, both food and food additives are covered in the Categories, including 31 large food categories and food additives which are subdivided into food additive, food flavor and compounded food additive.

Food categories:

01	Grain processed products
02	Edible oil, fats and their products
03	Condiments
04	Meat products
05	Dairy products
06	Beverages
07	Instant food
08	Biscuits
09	Canned food
10	Frozen beverages
11	Frozen food
12	Tuber and puffed food
13	Candy products
14	Tea and relevant products
15	Alcoholic products
16	Vegetable products
17	Fruit products
18	Roasted food and nut products
19	Egg products
20	Cocoa and baked coffee products
21	Edible sugar
22	Aquatic products
23	Starch and its products
24	Pastry
25	Bean products
26	Bee products
27	Health food
28	Formula food for special medical use
29	Formula food for infants and young children
30	Special dietary food
31	Other food

Food additives:

32	Food additives	Food additive
		Food flavor
		Compounded food additive