Guidance
Providing food at community and charity events
Guidance for volunteers and community groups on providing food safely in community settings, including registration, food hygiene and allergen requirements.
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
Documents
Details
Guidance for volunteers and community groups on providing food safely in community settings, including registration, food hygiene and allergen requirements.
Updates to this page
Published 25 May 2018
Last updated 4 September 2026
Show all updates
-
Updated Allergen information section to clarify that if your activity does not need to be registered as a food business, you are not legally required to provide allergen information for foods you supply. We encourage you to provide allergen information where possible, as this can help people with food allergies, intolerances or coeliac disease make informed and safer food choices.
-
Broken links fixed throughout.
-
Added translation