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Starting a Food Business
Setting up a food business will require a great deal of thought in order to avoid practical, economic and legal pitfalls. We are here to help guide you to achieve a good standard of food hygiene.
Registration
Firstly you will need to register your new food business with us. Click on the attachment and download a copy of the form. Return a signed copy to the Directorate of Housing and Health, Commercial Group, Food Hygiene and Safety, Southfields, Southfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2TX. To find out more about registering a food business click on registration.
Food Safety Management
New food hygiene regulations took effect from 2006 now apply to your business. The Regulations include for the first time a requirement for you to document how you manage food safety. A food safety management pack called Safer Food Better Business has been developed to help small catering businesses such as restaurants, cafés and takeaways comply with new regulations. A new retailers pack is now also available. Click on the link below to the Food Standards Agency website to download a free pack, alternatively if you would like to order a copy, call 0845 606 0667 or email foodstandards@ecgroup.uk.com.
You can also download these useful booklets on food safety and hazard analysis.
Other useful websites which can give you further business advice are
- The Food Standards Agency
- Trading Standards
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Department of Environment and Rural Affairs
- Registration for setting up a business
Temperature Monitoring Forms
Temperature Log Book Page (PDF Document 117.96 Kb.)
Last updated: Wed 20th May, 2009 @ 05:13