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You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Starting a food business
Food safety management pack for restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other small catering businesses.
Food safety management pack for restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other…
Guidance for food businesses on providing allergen information and best practice for handling allergens.
Report a food problem, use our services or find our contact details.
These allergen icon images and allergen matrices are available to download in English format for businesses in England and NI, and in a Welsh format for businesses in Wales.
The scheme helps you choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving you clear information about businesses’ hygiene standards. We run the scheme in partnership with local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Irelan…
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Food safety management procedures for small businesses in England and Wales.
Advice on providing allergen information and avoiding cross-contamination in a food business for managers, kitchen staff and front of house servers.
Chilling, freezing and defrosting food properly helps stop harmful bacteria from growing.
Information on our recalls and alerts subscription service.
Food safety management pack for small retail businesses that sell food. This includes small convenience stores, 'corner shops' and confectioners, tobacconists and newsagents.
Different food additives and advice on regulations and the safety of additives in food.
Guidance on providing food in a village hall or other community setting for volunteers and charity groups. It includes advice on registration, certificates and allergen information.
How to cook your food to prevent food poisoning.
Legal requirements that you have to follow as a food business.
How to avoid food poisoning and food waste during a power cut or power outage at home.
General information regarding the guidance, such as legal status, purpose and who the guidance is for.
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