Food Premises Registration
Regulation (EC) 852/2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs, Article 6 (2) requires food premises to be registered by the local authority in whose area they are based. Registration allows the local authority to keep an up-to-date list of all those premises in the area so they can visit them when they need to. The frequency of the visits will depend on the type of business.
Who Needs to Register?
- All food business need to register. Food premises include: restaurants, hotels, cafes, shops, businesses, supermarkets, staff canteens, kitchens in offices, warehouses, guest houses, delivery vehicles, buffet cars on trains, market and other stalls, hot dog and ice cream vans and any other type of premises not in this list but used for storing, selling, distributing or preparing food.
- If you use vehicles for your food business in connection with permanent premises such as a shop, or warehouse you only need to tell the local authority how many vehicles you have. You do not need to register each vehicle separately. If you have one or more vehicles but no permanent premises, you must tell the authority where they are normally kept.
- Anyone starting a new food business must register with the local authority at least 28 days before doing so.
How You Can Register Your Premises
There is no charge for registration and it cannot be refused. To register, please download the registration form on the right and return it to the address shown on the form. If you use premises in more than one local authority area, you must registered with each authority separately.
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