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Food premises registration
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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, mobile catering vans and food delivery vans
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Food premises registration
| Licence summary |
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, mobile catering vans and food delivery vans.
Some manufacturers handling products of animal origin may need to be approved by the local authority or the Meat Hygiene Service, rather than registered. If you are uncertain whether your business needs to be approved or registered, contact your local authority |
| Eligibility Criteria |
No provision in legislation |
| Regulation Summary |
A summary of the regulation relating to this licence |
| Application Evaluation Process |
No provision in legislation |
| Will Tacit Consent Apply? |
Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period of 28 calendar days |
| Apply online |
Apply for or tell us about a change to a registration of a food business establishment |
| Failed Application Redress |
Please contact the Local Authority in the first instance |
| Licence Holder Redress |
Please contact the Local Authority in the first instance |
| Consumer Complaint |
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre |
| Other Redress |
Nuisance complaints about noise, odours, dust and drainage |
| Public Register |
Available to view by appointment at the council offices. Copy of a single entry costs £4.00, copy of the whole register costs £425.00 |
| Trade Associations |
Chilled Food Association
National Federation of Meat and Food Traders |
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Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. Food Standards Agency website
Consumer Direct
Consumer Direct provides clear, practical, consumer advice. Regionally based advisors are specially trained to give practical advice on all kinds of consumer issues - from problems with cars to faulty household appliances www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/
UK European Consumer Centre
The UK ECC is part of the European Consumer Centre Network, which is made up of 29 centres throughout Europe. The aim is to provide advice and support to consumers who are shopping cross-border within the internal market. www.ukecc.net/
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Last updated on: 05 February 2010 | Date of next review: 05 February 2011
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