Some small restaurants have not applied for cold food licenses, in addition to some operators do not understand the legal provisions. The cold food license conditions are too high is also one of the main reasons.
In July 2021, a professional counterfeiter reported that 7 merchants in Anqiu City, Shandong Province had not obtained a license to operate cold food. In August 2021, the Gansu Provincial Market Supervision Bureau issued the Notice on Further Promoting the Reform of Food Business Licensing in the Province.