Milk Factory Licence
Processing or bottling milk, or making reconstituted milk and milk drinks, falls within a milk factory licence.
Standalone applications usually come from milk-product processing plants. Selling milk or milk drinks that have been processed or reconstituted amounts to operating a milk factory and requires this licence.
Trust or Company Service Provider licence TC007926
Government fees — milk factory
| Floor area | Issue or renewal / year |
|---|---|
| Up to 100 m² | 3,740 |
| Over 100, up to 150 m² | 4,690 |
| Over 150, up to 200 m² | 6,580 |
| Over 200, up to 250 m² | 8,450 |
| Over 250, up to 1,000 m² | 10,290–35,670 |
| Over 1,000 m² | 56,330–187,640 |
All amounts in HK dollars. A price range covers several official area bands. Your exact fee depends on the premises' floor area. Our consultancy fee is charged separately from the government amounts shown here.
What are the restrictions on a milk factory?
- Provide a toilet for the milk factory, without direct access from it to the milk-processing or utensil-washing areas.
- Supply appropriate facilities and equipment to clean and sterilise every vessel, container and utensil that may touch milk, including the heating machine.
- Install one milk-heating machine or heater whose type has licensing authority approval.
- Milk-container capping requires a mechanical device.
Shop specifications
- In areas for processing milk or making reconstituted milk or milk drinks, finish internal walls to at least two metres high with smooth non-absorbent material or tiles.
- Use smooth, light-coloured, non-absorbent flooring where milk is processed or reconstituted milk or milk drinks are prepared.
- Eligible buildings include shopping centres, housing-estate shops designated for restaurant use, and non-industrial commercial / commercial-residential buildings.
Other food licences
Milk factory licence questions
How should a restaurant arrange to resell milk products?
Add a milk factory licence (Milk Factory Licence) endorsement to the restaurant licence, whether a big, small, food factory or factory canteen licence. Approval allows milk processing or milk-drink preparation in the restaurant for customers to consume.
What about bottled milk consumed in the shop?
Bottled fresh or chocolate milk sold for consumption on the premises needs a "milk and milk beverages" endorsement, with proof of the supply source submitted to FEHD.
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