Xiaoshan district focuses on the difficult but significant livelihood practical matter of "online food safety" and continues to deepen integration reform, by building "merchant autonomy, The system of six systems of governance, consistent governance by dependent areas, intelligent governance by departmental departments, supervision by the Disciplinary Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and joint governance by the society, has addressed difficult issues such as poor merchant awareness, poor coordination of platforms, and inefficient interconnection between dependent places, and promoted the transformation of governance from centralized efforts to a regular and consistent system.

The summer is hot.

Cold vegetables are a common part of our dinner table.

A "cut cucumber" or "pig's ears"

It's delicious and refreshing. It's also very drunk.

But Xiaoshan restaurant operators pay attention

But cold vegetables are not something you can sell if you want,

It was a bit of an accident,

You'll probably face punishment!

Related Cases

According to relevant reports, in February 2026, the market regulatory bureau of Fushan District, Chongqing, discovered through the Internet transaction monitoring system that the restaurant was suspected of exceeding the scope of food business licenses. According to the investigation, the scope of the food business licenses of the party only covers the sale of special foods (health food sales) and the sale of hot food products. However, in the actual operation, we have opened group buying and takeaway stores on the Meituan platform, synchronizing online and offline sales of cold food items such as northeast dumplings and pig ears stir-fried cucumbers.

After a comprehensive measure, the local market regulatory authority issued a law enforcement order for the party to rectify, confiscate the illegal proceeds and fine the party 5,000 yuan.

Cold food production and sale have high requirements for site layout, equipment configuration and processing operations. Once the soft and hardware conditions do not meet the standards, it is very easy to breed harmful microorganisms, cause food spoilage and easily cause foodborne diseases. Delivery merchants operate a wide range of cold food without obtaining qualifications for the relevant business projects, breaking through the licensing boundaries and presenting a high risk of food safety. In response to such violations, market regulatory authorities will punish them in accordance with article 122 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China.

Selling cold vegetables requires compliance

These conditions

Although the Food Business Licensing and Filing Management Methods, published by the General Administration of Market Regulation, came into effect on December 1, 2023, simplifying some of the licensing requirements. However, if your restaurant makes cold vegetables without a corresponding permit, you may still face a law enforcement action. You must pay attention to the following:

In accordance with the Food Business Licensing and Filing Management Methods, the food business project clearly distinguishes between "sales of hot food" and "sales of cold food." If a restaurant unit is to operate a cold food product, its Food Operations Permit must include "cold food production and sale," otherwise it is beyond the scope of business.

In addition, according to article 12, paragraph 1 (b), of the Management Regulations for Small Food Crafts, Small Catering Shops, Small Grocery Shops and Food Merchants in Zhejiang Province: Small catering shops engaged in food service activities shall comply with the following provisions: (ii) No sanitary room shall be provided in the food handling area, Special operating areas should be set up for the preparation of cold vegetables and cold vegetable.

Article 21, paragraph 1 (a): Small food workshops, small catering establishments and small grocery stores shall be punished by the food safety supervision and management authorities if they: (i) Small food shops violate the provisions of article 10, paragraphs 1 to 7, of this provision; Any small restaurant that violates the provisions of article 12, paragraphs 1 to 6, of this provision shall be ordered to rectify and shall be fined more than 500 yuan and less than 2,000 yuan; In serious cases, a fine of more than 2,000 yuan and less than 20,000 yuan may be imposed, and production may be suspended.

Xiao Xiao Li hereby warns restaurant operators

Business activities should be carried out strictly in accordance with the scope of the permit.

If you need to add categories,

Be sure to apply for a change permit first.

If you have obtained a relevant license

Special operating areas for the production of cold, vegetables and cold vegetables should be set up.