Food Business Registration

Food Business Registration

To store, prepare, distribute or sell food on premises you need to be registered with the local authority. Premises include:

• Restaurants
• Cafes
• Hotels
• Shops
• Canteens
• Market stalls
• Childminders
• Mobile catering vans
• Food delivery vans

Download the Food Business Registration Form:

Food Premises Registration Form (PDF Document, 0.2 Mb)

You should complete the registration as far as is applicable to your business and return to the Environmental Health Commercial Services Team at the address to the left of this page.

Approval:

Some businesses that manufacture or handle products of animal origin may need approval under EC Regulation 853/2004 by the local authority or the Food Standards Agency.

Examples of premises that may require approval by the local authority include:

• meat processing operations

• meat preparation plants

• cold stores

• grading or packing of eggs

For an approval application form please contact the Environmental Health Commercial Services Team.

 

The Foods Standards Agency also approve some types of these businesses. Please follow this link for more information: http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/meat/meatplantsprems/

Unsure Whether You Need to Register?

If you are uncertain whether your business need to be registered or requires approval please contact the Environmental Health Commercial Services Team.