Administrative measures of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for small food production and processing workshops and food vendors.

The purpose of these Measures is to standardize production and business activities of small food production and processing workshops and food vendors, strengthen the management of food safety, and ensure the health and life safety of the general public.
People's governments at or above the county level shall make overall planning on construction, transformation of centers, street blocks suitable for the production and operation of small food workshops and food vendors, build up infrastructure and supporting facilities, and encourage small food workshops and food vendors to improve the production and operation conditions. In order to engage in production and business activities, a small food workshop shall apply and obtain a food production permit and a business license. The Measures impose restrictions to handling and processing food, store or package; provide for preventing and avoiding food adulteration, hygiene and safety requirements both for food products and manpower involved in food processing and vending, and requirements for food traceability and recording; set up supervision measures. The Measures further provide for offences and penalties.